Memorandum of Understanding - Oaklawn Psychiatric Center - Addiction Recovery Coaching Certification

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORDS AND OAKLAWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER This Memorandum of Understanding (this "Agreement") is made and executed between the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City") acting by and through its Board of Public Works ("BPW"), and Oaklawn Psychiatric Center ("Oaklawn"). WHEREAS, Oaklawn provides mental health and addiction treatment for children, adolescents and adults in St. Joseph County and beyond; and WHEREAS, Oaklawn, the Michiana Opioid Task Force, and Beacon -Memorial Hospital have secured funding from the 21" Century Cures Act for the operation of a certified peer addiction recovery coaching program in Memorial Hospital and sites across the South Bend community; and WHEREAS, the City believes the provision of certified peer addiction recovery coaching services is a useful and effective intervention in the opioid addiction crisis causing preventable deaths across our community; and WHEREAS, the City desires to provide funding to Oaklawn to assist with the provision of these services, NOW, THEREFORE, BPW and SJCHD do hereby mutually agree as follows: 1. TERM This Agreement shall commence on October 17, 2018 and continue until Oaklawn certifies to the City that the aforementioned funds have been disbursed, which shall be no later than January 30, 2019. H. GENERAL TERMS BPW shall authorize a donation to Oaklawn in the amount of Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars $25,000 (the "Donation Amount") to be used for reimbursement of certification and associated costs for the "Crisis to 90 Days" peer addiction recovery coaching program. III. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY a) The City, through BPW, will authorize and provide the Donation Amount to Oaklawn in a manner reasonably described by Oaklawn. b) The City shall appoint a contact person from its Department of Community Investment to confer with Oaklawn and ensure that the Donation Amount is used for purchases described above. c) The City agrees to obey all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.