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cris <br />>con'snections <br />hope - help • healing <br />Memorandum of Understanding <br />1. Involved Entities: <br />A. Crisis Connections <br />B. Correction aIInstitution— KittitasCountyJaiI <br />2. Preamble and Purpose: <br />A. The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to outline roles and <br />responsibilities in relation to individuals who are scheduled for a Bridger/ScalaNW <br />appointment. Crisis Connections (CC) and Kittitas County Jail will continue to operate as <br />separate organizations, assuming no liability for the actions of the other organization, <br />maintaining confidentiality as required. <br />3. Entity Overview: <br />A. Crisis Connections operates multiple free and confidential telephonic, text and chat services <br />to residents of Washington State including the WA Warm Line, WA Recovery Help Line, WA <br />Teen Link, King County 211, as well as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and regional crisis <br />lines for nine counties in WA State. Crisis Connections provides 24/7/365 crisis telephone <br />services in accordance with WAC (Washington Administrative Code) 246-341-0900/0905 <br />and all other federal and state regulations for behavioral health crisis services, as well as all <br />appropriate International Council of Helpline accreditation standards. Annually, Crisis <br />Connections receives over 700,000 requests for help. <br />B. Kittitas County Jail is a Correctional Institution as defined by RCW 9,94.049. <br />4. Scope of Work: <br />A. CC will provide Kittitas County Jail 24/7 access to a scheduling phone line to make a <br />"Bridging Appointment" for patients who are discharging from a Correctional Institution in <br />the context of opiate use concerns. Three options of outpatient providers in their area will <br />be offered (at least one as a telehealth option). <br />B. Upon receipt of written consent to release the following information, Kittitas County Jail will <br />provide name, date of birth, dose/medication information (if given), insurance, brief <br />synopsis of clinical presentation and confirmation of verbal agreement of intent to attend <br />appointment provided by CC. CC will provide clinic/provider name/address/phone number <br />and specifics for the appointment to staff facilitating release to be given to the individual. <br />C. CC will initiate text, email, or phone call with reminder of upcoming appointments, based on <br />individuals' ability to receive communication. <br />