2025-518-E-Emergency Svc-Alliance Health-Post Overdose Response Team Funding

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND ALLIANCE HEALTH THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into July 1, 2025, by and between the Orange County and Alliance Health, a political subdivision of the state of North Carolina and a Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization as those term is defined in NCGS 122C-3; collectively referred to as Parties. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Orange County is implementing a Post Overdose Response Team program with the mission to provide harm reduction resources, linkage to treatment services, and medication-assisted treatment induction and administration. (Referred to herein as “PORT.”) PORT will respond to opioid overdoses in real time or within 24-72 hours of the overdose event. The program seeks to increase therapeutic interventions and direction to resources; and WHEREAS, PORT will serve the entirety of Orange County; and WHEREAS, Alliance has agreed to provide funding to support the program to operate July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of mutual covenants herein and the mutual benefits to result therefrom, the parties hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. FUNDING. Alliance will provide the County funding in the amount of Sixty-four thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars ($64,850.00), for use in FY 2026. (referred to as the "Funds") to support Qualified Expenses, as defined herein. SECTION 2. USE OF FUNDS. The Funds shall be used exclusively for Qualified Expenses of the PORT program outlined in Attachment 1, Scope of Work and corresponding Budget provided to and approved by Alliance. The County shall promptly return, without the necessity of a request from Alliance, any portion of the Funds not used for such purpose. No substantial changes in the purposes, term or conditions may be made without a prior written amendment to this Agreement. In the event it is determined by Alliance, that the County expended any amount of Funds in violation of the funding requirements or this Agreement, the County shall be required to return that amount of money to Alliance. The implementation of this Agreement and the PORT program shall be carried out in strict compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws. SECTION 3. PAYMENT OF FUNDS. Alliance will reimburse the County for Qualified Expenses incurred. The County must submit a completed Alliance Non-UCR Invoice Template monthly that lists Qualified Expenses and supporting documentation, as further defined in the Scope of Work. If proper supporting documentation is not provided with the Invoice Template, further payments may be withheld. See Attachment 2: Alliance Non-UCR Invoice Template. a) The County shall prepare and submit the Invoice monthly for payment to: accountspayable@alliancehealthplan.org, unless otherwise directed by Alliance. b) Electronic reporting must be submitted in accordance with the privacy and security requirements set forth in Section 16 – Confidentiality. c) All payments of Funds will be made via electronic funds transfer within 30 days of invoice approval. Docusign Envelope ID: 9931DABE-39D2-41B9-B4B8-59EA749D1B96Docusign Envelope ID: 774CC2B7-080D-4F98-95C7-27C25A56836D