Item 44

Authorize the Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services to amend item #96 originally approved by G&C on August 23, 2017, by reallocating grant funds in the amount of $14,137 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in order to re-align appropriated funds with the awarded budget for the First Responder Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2)Further authorize to accept and expend funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, entitled First Responder Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery grant, in the amount of $785,660 for continuing and increasing the number of first responders capable of administering naloxone; for equipping first responders; for establishing a community grant process statewide where first responders, in collaboration with the NH Department of Health and Human Services, develop a referral process so that first responders facilitate at-risk individuals connection with treatment and recovery programs; and for delivering education on basic lifesaving skills and administration of naloxone to at-risk individuals and their support systems. (3)Further authorize to create two temporary full time positions, a Program Specialist IV (LG 25) and Program Specialist II (LG 21), for the purpose of implementing a community grant approval process; for developing and coordinating training for first responders and at-risk individuals, their family, or friends in the life-saving skills of rescue breathing and naloxone administration; for creating a data collection and evaluation system; and for coordinating a first responder referral process to facilitate at-risk individuals entry into treatment and recovery programs. Effective upon G&C approval through September 29, 2018. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.