REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Fulton County, on behalf of the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) and Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation d/b/a Grady Health System, for the purpose of integrating strategies to provide medication assisted outpatient treatment of substance abuse for Fulton County residents. The term of this MOU is effective January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
West's Code of Georgia 36-10-1: All official contracts entered into by the County governing authority and with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered in its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND: MOU between Grady and DBHDD
Scope of Work: In response to the Opioid epidemic plaguing our community, Fulton County, through its Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities, entered into a partnership with the Grady Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program for Fulton County residents seeking services for Opioid Use Disorders. BHDD would like to continue collaborating with Grady to increase the capacity of their MAT program established in September 2017, from 30 to 60 unique individuals by the end of 2021. The goal is to provide Medication-Assisted Treatment through the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders. This MOU will ensure Fulton County residents have access to Grady's MAT prog...
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