The Florida Department of Health in Clay County said beginning Jan. 11, the Overdose Data to Action Community Paramedicine Program will begin offering services to residents.
The OD2A Community Paramedicine Program, a collaborative partnership between the Department of Health in Clay County, the Clay County Board of County Commissioners, Clay County Fire Rescue and Clay Behavioral Health Care, was created to reduce opioid related drug overdoses in the county.
As part of this partnership, CCFR Community Paramedicine Program staff will offer Clay County residents who have experienced an opioid overdose the opportunity to receive Medication Assisted Therapy with follow up services through CBHC. Clients accepted into the Paramedicine Program are eligible to receive periodic checks from the CCFR Paramedicine staff for up to one year.
Referrals to the program can occur through CCFR dispatch, field crews responding to overdose calls, or through walk in requests for assistance at CCFR stations.