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Docusign Envelope ID : 93CA2334-7774-43C5- B639-4A741A3162B9 <br /> Attachment 1 — Scope of Work <br /> Name of Program/Services <br /> Orange County Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) <br /> Description of use of funds : <br /> The PORT team will launch on July 1 , 2024 . The PORT will serve all of Orange County, North Carolina . <br /> The PORT Team consists of two Community Paramedics (CPs) and one Peer Support Specialist. The <br /> PORT CPs will provide coverage seven days a week, 365 days per year . The Peer Support specialist will <br /> be in service eight hours per day Monday — Friday . The mission is to provide harm reduction resources , <br /> linkage to treatment services and Medication Administration Treatment . This will also increase <br /> therapeutic interventions and direction to resources . <br /> Required Elements of the Program/Service <br /> The PORT Team shall : <br /> • Respond to overdose calls that occur during their operating hours . <br /> • Provide up to seven days of medication assisted treatment guided by approved Orange County <br /> EMS protocols . <br /> • Ensure warm handoff occurs with treatment programs across Orange County. <br /> • Respond as directed to overdose calls . <br /> • Follow up on EMS , ED , Criminal Justice Resource referrals . <br /> • Provide Halm reduction education and supplies . <br /> • Transportation and Referrals can be made to other services and supports . <br /> • Follow up engagement will be included. <br /> Collaboration <br /> • Supervision of the staff for the Pilot will be provided by the Chapel Hill Police <br /> Department Crisis Unit and EMS Town of Chapel Hill <br /> • Orange County ; Emergency Services and CJRD <br /> • Alliance Health <br /> • UNC School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab <br /> Outcomes <br /> • Connecting client with effective treatment resources <br /> • Decreased incidence of opioid overdose death within Orange County <br /> • Decreased Emergency Department OUD utilization by individuals enrolled in PORT <br /> programs <br /> • Decreased repeat OUD related utilization of individuals who have previously interfaced with OC - <br /> EMS and are enrolled in the PORT programs <br /> • Increased EMS provider ability to effectively interface with OUD patients ; <br /> • Improved EMS provider morale and engagement as it pertains to OUD patient <br /> encounters ; <br /> • Increased intake of enrollees through referrals from community partners <br /> • Decreased frequency of individuals released from Orange County Detention Center <br /> experiencing a gap in MAT <br />