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6/18/2009
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6a
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2009-071 Sheriff - Southern Health Partners Jail Medical Services 08-18-2009-6a
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2009-072 Sheriff - Southern Health Partners, Inc. to provide medical services for inmates
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\Board of County Commissioners\Contracts and Agreements\General Contracts and Agreements\2000's\2009
Minutes - 20090818
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4 <br />HEALTH SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />THiS AGREEMENT between Orange County, North Carolina (hereinafter referred to as <br />"County"}, and Southern Health Partners, lnc., a Delaware corporation, (hereinafter <br />referred to as "SHP"), is entered into as of the day of , 2009. <br />Services under #his Agreement shall commence on September 1, 2009, and shall <br />continue through June 30, 2010, in accordance with Section 6.1. <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, County is charged by taw with the responsibility for obtaining and <br />providing reasonably necessary medical care for inmates or detainees of the Orange <br />County Detention Center (hereinafter called "Jail") and, <br />WHEREAS, County and Sheriff desire to provide for health care to inmates in <br />accordance with applicable law; and, <br />WHEREAS, the County, which provides funding as approved by the County <br />Commissioners for the Jail, desires to enter into this Agreement with SHP to promote <br />this objective; and, . <br />WHEREAS, SHP is in the business of providing correctional health care services <br />under contract and desires to provide such services for County under the express terms <br />and conditions hereof. <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises <br />hereinafter made, the parties hereto agree as follows: <br />ARTICLE I: HEALTH CARE SERVICES. <br />1.1 General Engagement. County hereby contracts with SHP to provide for <br />the delivery of all medical, dental and mental health services to inmates of Jail. This <br />care is to be delivered to individuals under the custody and control of County at the Jail, <br />and SHP enters into this Agreement according to the terms and provisions hereof. <br />1.2 Scope of General Services. The responsibility of SHP for medical care of <br />an inmate commences with the booking and physical placement of said inmate into the <br />Jail. The health care services provided by SHP shall be for all persons committed to <br />the custody of the Jail, except those identifed in Section 1.7. SHP shall provide and/or <br />arrange for all professional medical, dental, menta[ health and related health care and <br />administrative services for the inmates, regularly scheduled sick call, nursing care, <br />regular physician care, medical specialty services, emergency medical care, emergency <br />ambulance services when medically necessary, medical records management, <br />pharmacy services management, administrative support services, and other services, <br />all as more specifically described herein. <br />
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