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METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD
2099 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55104 -3431
Opiate Antagonists Subgrant Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into between the METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY
SERVICES BOARD, Metro EMS Region, 2099 W. University Ave., #201, Saint Paul, MN
55104 ( "MESB "), and the City of Columbia Heights
( "Subgrantee ").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, 2015 Minn. Laws, Ch. 71, Art. 14, Sec. 3, Subd. 2, appropriated funds to the
Commissioner of Health for grants to Minnesota's eight regional emergency medical services
programs to purchase opiate antagonists and educate and train emergency medical services
persons, as defined in Minn. Stat. Sec. 144.7401, Subd. 4, clauses (1) and (2) ( "Eligible First
Responders "), in the use of these antagonists in the event of an opiate or heroin overdose; and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Health, entered into
Grant Agreement No. 101447 with the WCMEMSC, effective November 2, 2017 ( "Grant
Agreement "), to act as the fiscal agent for said grant; and
WHEREAS, WCMEMSC, as the fiscal agent under Grant Agreement No. 101447 with the State
of Minnesota, entered into a subgrant agreement with the MESB, effective November 2, 2017 to
reimburse for the purchase of opiate antagonists and for education and training of Eligible First
Responders in the Metro EMS Region; and
WHEREAS, Subgrantee, a first responder agency in the metropolitan region, is qualified to
receive these funds as reimbursement for the purchase of opiate antagonists and /or for education
or training expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, the
parties agree as follows:
I. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS
A. This Agreement is to provide reimbursement for an opiate antagonist to be
administered by an Eligible First Responder and /or for education or training of
Eligible First Responders. For the purposes of this Agreement, "opiate antagonist"
means naloxone hydrochloride or any similarly acting drug approved by the federal
Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of drug overdose.
B. Subgrantee understands that in order to be eligible for reimbursement of the cost of
opiate antagonists it has purchased it must have satisified all of the requirements of
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Minn. Stat. Sec. 151.37, Subd. 12(a) and (b), and Subgrantee hereby represents that it
has fully satisfied said requirements.
C. Subgrantee shall be reimbursed for the cost of an opiate antagonist it has purchased
for the period from November 2, 2017 through May 31, 2019, subject to the
limitations set forth in this Agreement.
II. REGIONAL EMS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
The MESB's authorized representative for the purposes of administration of this Agreement
is its Regional EMS Coordinator, Ron Robinson, or such other person as may be designated
in writing by the Executive Director of the MESB. Contact information for the MESB's
authorized representative is: Ron Robinson, Regional EMS Coordinator, Metropolitan
Emergency Services Board, 2099 W. University Ave., #201, Saint Paul, MN 55104,
651.643.8378, robinson emsmn.org.
III. REIMBURSEMENT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT
Subgrantee shall submit to the MESS a copy of a detailed invoice and record of payment for
the purchase of an opiate antagonist. Reimbursement is'limited to $37.50 per dose per staffed
vehicle plus a reasonable reserve. Upon verification and acceptance by the MESB's Regional
EMS Coordinator of each invoice, the MESB will pay Subgrantee the invoiced amount. The
MESB's reimbursement obligation is contingent on the MESB receiving grant funds from the
State under the Grant Agreement, and is limited to the total amount of grant funds remaining
upon receipt of an invoice. Invoices must be received by the MESB no later than June 6,
2019. Reimbursement will be made in a timely manner following receipt of sufficient grant
funds by the MESB from the State. The MESB will not expend any of its own funds to
reimburse Subgrantee.
IV. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall be effective November 2, 2017 and shall terminate on June 30, 2019 or
until the grant funds have been expended, whichever occurs first.
V. LIABILITY
Each party will be responsible for its own acts and the results thereof to the extent authorized
by law and shall not be responsible for the acts of the other and the results thereof. Nothing
in this clause may be construed as a waiver by either party of any immunities or limitations
of liability to which such party may be entitled pursuant to Minn. Stat. Chap. 466, or any
other statute or law.
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VI. AUDITS
Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 16C.05, Subd. 5, Subgrantee's books, records, documents, and
accounting procedures and practices of Subgrantee, or any other relevant party or transaction,
are subject to examination by the MESB, the State, the State Auditor, and the Legislative
Auditor, as appropriate, for a minimum of six (6) years from the end of this Agreement,
receipt and approval of all final reports, or the required period of time to satisfy all state and
program retention requirements, whichever is later.
VII. DATA PRACTICES
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 13.05, Subd. 11(a), Subgrantee and the MESB must comply with
the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act as it applies to all data provided by the MESB
under this Agreement, and as it applies to all data created, collected, received, stored, used,
maintained, or disseminated by Subgrantee under this Agreement. The civil remedies of
Minnesota Statutes section 13.08 apply to the release of the data referred to in this clause by
either Subgrantee or the State.
VIII. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
The State shall own all rights, title and interest in all of the materials conceived or created by
the MESB, or its employees or Subgrantee, either individually or jointly with others and
which arise out of the performance of the Grant Agreement, including any inventions,
reports, studies, designs, drawings, specifications, notes, documents, software and
documentation, computer based training modules, electronically, magnetically or digitally
recorded material, and other work in whatever form ( "materials ").
Subgrantee hereby assigns to the State all rights, title and interest to the materials.
Subgrantee shall, upon request of the State, execute all papers and perform all other acts
necessary to assist the State to obtain and register copyrights, patents or other forms of
protection provided by law for the materials. The materials created under the Grant
Agreement by the Grantee, its employees or Subgrantee, individually or jointly with others,
shall be considered "works made for hire" as defined by the United States Copyright Act.
All of the materials, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, shall be remitted to the State
by Subgrantee. Subgrantees's employees shall not copy, reproduce, allow or cause to have
the materials copied, reproduced or used for any purpose other than performance of
Subgrantee's obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
MESB.
IX. PUBLICITY
Any publicity given to the program, publications, or services provided resulting from this
grant agreement, including, but not limited to, notices, informational pamphlets, press
releases, research, reports, signs, and similar public notices prepared by or for Subgrantee or
its employees individually or jointly with others, shall identify the State as the sponsoring
agency and shall not be released without prior written approval by the MESB.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the dates
set forth below.
SUBGRANTEE
By:
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METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD
Jill Rohret, Executive Director
Date:
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