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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />SHERIFF’S OFFICE <br /> <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA DATE: October 6th, 2026 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve the Professional Services Agreement <br />Between Kittitas County and CompassDirect Healthcare. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: CompassDirect Healthcare intends to provide 24/7/365 access to <br />medically trained personnel to provide prompt access to treatment for Opioid Use <br />Disorder (OUD). Nursing staff will be in the facility daily, with access to prescribers via <br />telephone always. While there are numerous benefits to be realized from implementation <br />of our proposal, there are three essential objectives that are succinctly summarized below: <br />- Continue access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in KCJ. <br />- Reduce risk to incarcerated individuals by managing opioid withdrawal safely <br />through utilization of buprenorphine in line with current BJA guidelines, or other <br />best practice protocols. <br />- Coordinate care for incarcerated individuals being released back into the <br />community, reducing recidivism and poor outcomes for individuals with untreated <br />OUD, including working with other programming and reentry services in KCJ. <br /> <br />INTERACTION: The Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has reviewed and <br />approved. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Request to Approve the Professional Services Agreement <br />Between Kittitas County and CompassDirect Healthcare. <br /> <br />HANDLING: Return one fully executed original to the Sheriff’s Office. <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Lt. Edward Buntin