Okaloosa County BOCC — March 1, 2016 — Opioid Antagonist Agreement with OCSO — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 1, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Alvin Henderson SUBJECT: Opioid Antagonist Agreement with OCSO DEPARTMENT: Public Safety BCC DISTRICT: ALL STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Okaloosa County and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Regarding the Early Opiate Overdose Intervention Partnership Program. BACKGROUND: Opioid use, such as heroine and prescription opiates like morphine, OxyContin, and fentanyl, has increased across most demographic groups in the U.S. regardless of sex, age, race or income levels. In July 2015, the CDC reported findings that heroin use and heroin-related overdose deaths in the U.S. have increased substantially and the rate of heroin- related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled from 2002 - 2013. In 2013 alone over 8,200 people died from heroin overdose. As well, Okaloosa County EMS, the Department of Health in Okaloosa County and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office have all experienced a measurable increase in opiate-related overdoses in Okaloosa County requiring some form of immediate out- of-hospital intervention. Naloxone is a safe and effective antidote to all opioid-related overdoses, including heroin and fentanyl, and is a critical tool in preventing fatal opioid overdoses. Naloxone is used by Okaloosa County EMS for the treatment of opioid overdose cases. In July 2015, Governor Scott signed the Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Bill in to law. This law grants healthcare practitioners the authority to prescribe and dispense Naloxone to law enforcement officers for early administration in opioid overdose cases. The Sheriff’s Office and EMS wish to work collaboratively in increasing the community’s access to Naloxone through the Early Opiate Overdose Intervention Partnership Program. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is well positioned and can be easily trained to safely carry and administer Naloxone to suspected opioid overdose patients, sometimes well in advance of an incoming EMS ambulance. Section 381.877 FS authorizes the EMS Medical Director to prescribe Naloxone and law enforcement officers to administer it. EMS agrees to oversee the training of Sheriff’s deputies and monitor the use of Naloxone under this program. There are no associated additional costs for this program under the assumption that any Naloxone used by law enforcement would have been used by the incoming EMS unit. The medication is simply being deployed forward for even earlier administration. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommend approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Okaloosa County and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Regarding the Early Opiate Overdose Intervention Partnership Program. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator