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Emergency Medical Services Buprenorphine Use Pilot Program

Department of Health Care Services · 86423

Eligibility details

Eligible Emergency Medical Agencies

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

This opportunity is for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers to provide treatment and access points for patients with an opioid use disorder. EMS agencies participating in the Emergency Medical Services Buprenorphine Use Pilot Program (EMSBUP) program will address substance use disorder as a treatable emergency condition, utilizing paramedics to identify and treat patients who would benefit from medication-assisted treatment. Eligible California Local Emergency Medical Service Agencies (LEMSAs) must have at least two years of experience in providing relevant services. The funding will be used to assist prehospital agencies to implement EMSBUP; coordinate with Navigators to provide linkages to care options for EMS patients with an opioid use disorder and provide a system for patients who sign out against medical advice to have access to outpatient treatment options and to collect de-identified data for research and monthly performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the EMSBUP treatment model.

Funding geography: Eligible California Local Emergency Medical Service Agencies must have at least two years of experience in providing relevant services.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.