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Clermont County approves naloxone cabinets, will formalize MOU with mental health board
Summary
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding with the Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board to place intranasal naloxone (Narcan) cabinets and training materials in county buildings. Funding for cabinets and medication sourcing via Project DAWN were reported as secured.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to authorize a memorandum of understanding with the Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board to place wall-mounted intranasal naloxone (Narcan) cabinets and training materials in county buildings.
Denny Lehi, associate director of the Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board, told commissioners the program would be similar to public AED placement: compact, wall-mounted cabinets with an alarm and a keyed latch, holding multiple boxes of Narcan and accompanied by signage and posters. Lehi said those cabinets cost nothing to stock with medication for participating sites because the board can source Narcan at no cost through Project DAWN and that the board has secured funding to purchase about 70 cabinets and roughly 30 signs and posters for initial placement.
Leanne Watson, executive director of the Mental Health and Recovery Board, said the board would provide brief training and was available to hold question-and-answer sessions for staff where cabinets will be installed. "We can do that," she said during the presentation, noting a state training video is already posted to the board's website.
Commissioners asked about legal exposure if a member of the public or an employee used naloxone in an emergency. The presiding commissioner said a legal opinion had been obtained and summarized it to the board: under current law, an intervening party who administers naloxone would have no liability if the person is no worse off than had no intervention occurred. After that exchange, the board added a resolution to the agenda and approved it on roll call.
The resolution authorizes the board president, or a designated commissioner in that person's absence, to execute an MOU with the Mental Health and Recovery Board to place intranasal naloxone training materials and kits in county buildings. Roll call votes were recorded as "Yes" by the three commissioners present.
The board did not request county funds for medication; presenters indicated Narcan would be supplied through Project DAWN and that the county's only role would be accepting the MOU and arranging placement and training. The presenters projected a supplier lead time of about a month and said an installation goal would be by Jan. 1 if logistics proceed as planned.
The measure takes effect immediately as an authorized act by the board; the MOU and placement details will be administered through the Mental Health and Recovery Board and county facilities staff.
