CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Kevin Schiller, County Manager |
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Approve, adopt, and authorize the Chair to sign a resolution creating the Clark County Regional Opioid Task Force. (For possible action)
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BACKGROUND:
Assembly Bill 132 of the 2023 Legislative Session requires the Clark County Board of County Commissioners to establish a Regional Opioid Task Force and appoint fifteen (15) members, who must be certain persons, represent certain organizations or agencies or have expertise in certain areas, for a term of one year to expire December 31, 2024.
The Task Force will review data relating to opioid overdose fatalities and near fatalities and use such data to identify gaps in community services relating to opioids and opioid overdose fatalities. The Task Force will review available data from existing state and community databases, and in particular information relating to harm reduction and substance abuse, and shall identify trends in the social determinants of health relating to opioid overdose fatalities, and identify opportunities for prevention, to promote recovery and to collaborate to leverage existing resources to prevent substance misuse.
At the close of this term, the Task Force will be asked to provide a report summarizing their work and providing any legislative recommendations. Meetings will be held a minimum of once each quarter, and are required to begin in January 2024.
The board is asked to approve, adopt, and authorize the creation of the Task Force.