DEPARTMENT: Community Services Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Allocate $15,000 Of Opioid Settlement Funds To Public Health Budget To Purchase Nasal Naloxone For Community Distribution, Execute Related Contract, And Amend 2024 Public Health And 2024 Non-Departmental Budgets
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Minn. Stat. ? 375A.04, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners acts as the Community Health Board and has the responsibility to prevent disease and disability and to promote and protect the health and safety of county citizens in accordance with Minn. Stat. ch. 145A; and
WHEREAS, in early February 2024, Dakota County signed onto the Steve Rummler Hope Network's (SRHN)'s standing order for naloxone, allowing the county to become a Naloxone Access Point (NAP) with SRHN; and
WHEREAS, a NAP is a publicly accessible pick-up site for naloxone, the lifesaving opioid overdose antidote; and
WHEREAS, as a registered NAP, the SRHN will provide Dakota County with naloxone kits and fentanyl test strip kits, which are tools that can help reduce opioid overdose deaths in our communities; and
WHEREAS, these kits include quick response (QR) codes that link to training and support resources, along with their free online naloxone training course, which covers topics such as how to recognize an opioid overdose, how to administer naloxone, and how to safely store the kit; and
WHEREAS, access to intramuscular naloxone is offered to the County at no cost, but due to the high cost of nasal naloxone, additional funds are needed to support access to nasal naloxone, which is important for public use as it is an intuitive device to use for non-medical personnel; and
WHEREAS, nasal naloxone has also been mandated for multiple other groups, including law enforcement and schools; and
WHEREAS, Narcan is a brand of nasal naloxone that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over-the-counter use last year...
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