2009-072 Sheriff - Southern Health Partners, Inc. to provide medical services for inmates

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3 The intent of this Section 1.5 is to define SHP's maximum financial liability and limitation of costs for all prescription pharmaceuticals, x-ray procedures, hospitalizations and all other medical, dental and mental health services rendered outside the Jail. 1.6 Injuries {ncurred Prior to Incarceration; Pregnancy SHP will not be financially responsible for the cost of any medical treatment or health care services provided to any inmate prior to the inmate's formal booking and commitment into the Jail. Furthermore, SHP is not financially responsible for the cost of services outside the jail for any medical treatment or health care services provided to medically stabilize any inmate presented at booking with a life threatening injury or illness or in immediate need of emergency medical care. Once an inmate has been medically stabilized and committed to the Jail, SHP will, commencing at that point, then become responsible for providing and/or arranging for all medical treatment and health care services regardless of the nature of the illness or injury or whether or not the illness or injury occurred prior or subsequent to the individual's incarceration at the Jail. An inmate shall be considered medically stabilized when the patient's medical condition no longer requires immediate emergency medical care or outside hospitalization so that the inmate can reasonably be housed inside the Jail. SHP's financial responsibility for such medical treatment and health care services shall be in accordance with, and as limited by, Sections 1.2 and 1.5 of this Agreement. It is expressly understood that SHP shall not be responsible for medical costs associated with the medical care of any infants born to inmates. SHP sha11 provide and/or arrange for health care services to inmates up to, through, and after the birth process, but health care services provided to an infant following birth, other than those services that may be delivered in the jail prior to transport to a hospital, will not be the financial responsibility of SHP. In any event, SHP shall not be responsible for the costs associated with performing or furnishing of abortions of any kind. 1.7 Inmates Outside the Facilities. The health care services contracted in the Agreement are intended only for those inmates in the actual physical custody of the Jail and for inmates held under guard in outside hospitals or other medical facilities who remain in official custody of the Jail. SHP shall participate in managing health care services for inmates held under guard in hospitals or other medical facilities and such inmates are to be included in the Jail's daily population count. No other person(s), including those who are in any outside hospital who are not under guard, shall be the financial responsibility of SHP, nor shall such person(s) be included in the daily population count.