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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an extension of Correctional Medicine Agreement with Corizon Health, Inc., as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute one of two agreements to extend the Correctional Medicine Agreement (No. 13-00472) with Corizon Health, Inc. for medical services to individuals in the custody of Sheriff’s Office and the Probation Department, as follows:
Option 1:
i) Extend the Correctional Medicine Agreement through June 30, 2017, with no changes except 1) Section 5 (Financial Matters) is changed to reflect a total cost “not to exceed $9,833,099.00” (previously “not to exceed $10,887,496.00”); and 2) medical intake screening is expressly required to be performed by a nurse licensed by the California Board of Registered Nursing (as is current practice), and 90% to be completed within 12 hours, not to exceed 24 hours of initial detention; and
ii) Receive and file a report from the Sheriff’s Office and Probation Department, within 1 month of the Board’s actions, on their plans to conduct an operational and standards of care review of medical services. The results of this review will be reported to the Board by the end of the first year of this extension; or
Option 2:
i) Extend the Correctional Medicine Agreement through June 30, 2016, with no changes except 1) Section 5 (Financial Matters) is changed to reflect a total cost “not to exceed $4,858,243.00” (previously “not to exceed $10,887,496.00” for 2 years); and 2) medical intake screening is expressly required to be performed by a nurse licensed by the California Board of Registered Nursing (as is current practice), and 90% to be completed within 12 hours, not to exceed 24 hours of initial detention; and
ii) Direct staff to initiate a Request for Proposal for the medical services currently performed by Corizon; and
b) Find that those activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under 14 CCR 15061(b)(3), because they do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY