Title
Memorandum of Agreement with the Arizona Department of Health Services for Use of CHEMPACKs (Ordinance S-49887)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the State of Arizona Department of Health Services for the Phoenix Fire Department to use CHEMPACKs.
Report
Summary
To effectively respond to acts of chemical terrorism and other public health emergencies, Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to pre-position sustainable repositories of nerve agent antidotes in locations throughout the State of Arizona.
This MOU between ADHS and the Fire Department authorizes the department to store, monitor, maintain, dispose, transport, and inventory CHEMPACK material. CHEMPACK is the sustainable repository of nerve agent antidotes and other necessary and certain supporting equipment to care for individuals exposed to nerve agents, including but not limited to autoinjectors, bulk symptomatic treatment supplies, and self-monitoring storage containers. CHEMPACK is a component of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Program, which is part of the Federal medical response infrastructure.
Contract Term
The term of this agreement will be for five years upon execution.
Financial Impact
There is no cost to the City of Phoenix.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.