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File #: 11485   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 1/3/2025 Department: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
On agenda: 1/14/2025 Final action: 1/14/2025
Subject: Agreement with CEP America-California dba Vituity for the Provision of Substance Abuse Services
Attachments: 1. R2 - CON - ARMC - 1-14-25 - Agreement with CEP America dba Vituity, 2. Item #14 Executed BAI, 3. 25-17 Executed Contract
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION

January 14, 2025

FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

SUBJECT
Title
Agreement with CEP America-California dba Vituity for the Provision of Substance Abuse Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Agreement, including non-standard terms, with CEP America-California dba Vituity, for the provision of a principal investigator, co-investigator, and an emergency department-based substance abuse navigator for work on the National Institute of Health-funded study titled, "Reducing Overdose and Suicide Risk in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Co-occurring Disorders," in an amount not to exceed $100,968, with a performance period of January 14, 2025 through March 31, 2028.
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is anticipated to receive up to $111,065 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the RAND Corporation (RAND) for ARMC's work on the study titled, "Reducing Overdose and Suicide Risk in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Co-occurring Disorders" (Study). Partial funds, up to the amount of $100,968, will be used to support the Agreement with CEP America-California dba Vituity (CEP). The remaining balance of the funds will be used for administrative costs. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On February 27, 2024 (Item No. 19), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved Revenue Subawa...

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