REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2024
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement and Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement with RAND Corporation
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve non-financial Affiliation Agreement with RAND Corporation for the provision of Research Assistants for work on the National Institutes of Health funded study, Adaptive Interventions for Emergency Department Patients with Opioid Use Disorder, effective from the date of execution through March 31, 2028.
2. Approve non-financial Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement with RAND Corporation for the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Institutional Review Board to rely on the RAND Corporation Institutional Review Board for the Adaptive Interventions for Emergency Department Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Study, effective from the date of execution and continuing until terminated by either party.
(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) as the Agreements with RAND Corporation (RAND) are non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Affiliation Agreement will provide Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) with RAND research assistants and observers to work directly with ARMC personnel and hospital patients to improve effectiveness of treatment services and reduce overdose and suicide ideation under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded study, Adaptive Interventions for Emergency Department Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (ADAPTED).
Under federal law, clinical tri...
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