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s <br />2 <br />SHP shall be financially responsible for the costs of all physician and nurse <br />staffing, over-the-counter medications, medical supplies, clinical lab procedures, office <br />supplies, forms, folders, files, travel expenses, long-distance telephone calls, <br />publications, administrative services and nursing time #o train officers in the Jail on <br />various medics[ matters. SHP's financial responsibility for the costs of all prescription <br />pharmaceuticals, x-ray procedures and all medical, dental and mental health services <br />rendered outside the Jail will be limited by an annual cost pool described in Section 1.5 <br />of this Agreement. Costs for a[i prescription pharmaceuticals, x-ray procedures and all <br />medical, dental and mental health services rendered outside the Jail in excess of the <br />annual cost pool limit shall be the financial responsibility of the County. <br />1.3 Specialty Services. In addition to providing the genera[ services described <br />above, SHP by and through its licensed health care providers shall arrange and/or <br />provide to inmates at the Jail specialty medical services including, but not limited to, <br />radiology services and laboratory services to the extent such are determined to be <br />medically necessary by SHP. In the event non-emergency specialty care is required <br />and cannot be rendered at the Jail, SHP shall maKe arrangements with County for the <br />transportation of the inmates in accordance with Section 1.9 of this Agreement. <br />1.4 Emergency Services. SHP shall arrange and/or provide emergency <br />medical care, as medically necessary, to inmates through arrangements to be made by <br />SHP. <br />1.5 Limitations On Costs -Cost Pool. SHP shall, at its own cost, an-ange for <br />medical services for any inmate who, in the opinion of the Medical Director (hereinafter <br />meaning a licensed SHP physician), requires such care. SHP's maximum liability for <br />cos#s associated with all medical, dental and mental health services for inmates <br />rendered outside of the Jail, for all prescription pharmaceuticals and aA x-ray <br />procedures, will be limited by a pool established in the amount of $60,000.00 in the <br />aggregate for all inmates in each twelve-month period of this Agreement. If the costs of <br />all care as described in this Section 1.5 exceeds the amount of $60,000.00 in any year <br />(defined as a twelve-month contract period), then SHP will either pay for the additional <br />services and submit invoices supporting the payments to the County along with an SHP <br />invoice for one hundred percent {100%) of the excess cost, or in the alternative, will <br />refer all additional qualifying invoices to County for payment directly to the provider of <br />care. For all invoices payable to SHP as reimbursement for pool excess cost, such <br />amounts shat! be payable by County within thirty days of the SHP invoice date. For <br />purposes of this Section 1.5, the pool amount will be prorated for any contract period of <br />less or more than twelve months. For the first contract period of ten months effective <br />September 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, the cost pool limit will be $50,000.00. <br />