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A resolution appropriating a total of $1,500,000 from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and approving a grant contract to provide for the implementation of technology and services to screen and refer emergency department patients while coordinating care to address opiate use disorder using community health workers.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Charter Section 10.104 provides that the Board of Health has the duty to contract for such services as will further the program and policies of the Board, subject to confirmation by Resolution of Council; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the budget ordinance of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for fiscal year 2027, Substitute Ordinance No. BL2026-1377, funds are available for the provision of comprehensive, wraparound support services to individuals with opioid use disorder; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Board of Health, wishes to enter into a grant contract with Vanderbilt University Medical Center to provide for the implementation of technology and services to screen and refer emergency department patients while coordinating care to address opiate use disorder using community health workers; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the funding is appropriated and the grant contract is approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE ME...
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