Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention AMC-Emergency Department Recovery Support Specialist-113445123

AMC-Emergency Department Recovery Support Specialist-113445123

The Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, part of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, awarded a contract to fund two hospitals in Colorado to establish and maintain Recovery Support Specialist (RSS) positions in their Emergency Departments for two years. One hospital must serve rural communities and the other urban communities. The RSS, a certified individual with lived experience and peer credentials, will connect patients with substance use disorders to recovery resources and provide follow-up support. The hospitals are required to hire or subcontract with a recovery community organization (RCO) to provide qualified RSS personnel. The project aims to increase access to recovery support services, improve health outcomes, and collect data on patient recovery and demographics. The contract amount is $135,000, with a period of performance starting from the effective date through April 30, 2021. The buyer is the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, and the award is located in Aurora, Colorado. The award includes services for providing Recovery Support Specialist services, with a focus on integrating these roles into hospital workflows and protocols for harm reduction and overdose prevention. Likely competitors include organizations capable of providing peer recovery support services and hospital-based recovery programs.

Description

The Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention seeks to fund two hospitals to institute and maintain a Recovery Support Specialist in their Emergency Department for two years. The project involves funding two hospitals to institute and maintain a Recovery Support Specialist in their Emergency Department for two years. One hospital must primarily serve rural communities while the other must primarily serve urban communities. The primary role of the RSS is to connect patients identified with a substance use disorder with recovery-support resources and provide follow-up support to these patients on a pre-defined timeline. The project is awarded and the detailed PDF is available for review.

View original record