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AGREEMENT BETWEEN <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />AND MP17 <br />ORANGE FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER <br />THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO THIS THE 1ST DAY OF <br />JULY 11 1985, BY AND BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY, HEREINAFTER <br />REFERRED TO AS "COUNTY" AND THE NAMED SERVICE PROVIDER, <br />HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "HEALTH AUTHORITY ". <br />W I T N E S S E T H: <br />WHEREAS, THE COUNTY DESIRES TO CONTRACT WITH THE HEALTH <br />AUTHORITY FOR THE PROVISION OF PRIMARY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY JAIL, AND <br />WHEREAS, THE HEALTH AUTHORITY DESIRES TO PROVIDE THOSE <br />SERVICES, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PREMISES AND OF THE <br />FOLLOWING MUTUAL PROMISES, COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS, COUNTY <br />AND THE HEALTH AUTHORITY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: <br />A) MEDICAL SERVICES <br />1) THE HEALTH AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE ONLY THOSE <br />MEDICAL PERSONNEL WHO ARE QUALIFIED IN THEIR <br />RESPECTIVE FIELDS AND WHO MAINTAIN APPLICABLE <br />LICENSES AND REGISTRATION TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY <br />MEDICAL PRACTICE REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT <br />2) THE HEALTH AUTHORITY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE <br />HEALTH PROGRAM OF THE JAIL. ALL MEDICAL DECISIONS <br />SHALL BE MADE SOLELY BY THE RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN. <br />ALL MEDICAL PRACTICE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH <br />ACCEPTED METHODS AND PROCEDURES, STATE AND FEDERAL <br />LAW AND LOCAL HEALTH ORDINANCE. <br />3) THE HEALTH AUTHORITY SHALL PROCESS INMATE HEALTH <br />COMPLAINTS DAILY. IF IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE <br />HEALTH AUTHORITY EXAMINE AN INMATE, THAT <br />EXAMINATION WILL TAKE PLACE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE <br />AFTER DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT AN EXAMINATION IS <br />NECESSARY. ALL SUCH EXAMINATIONS SHALL TAKE PLACE <br />AT THE JAIL, AT THE OFFICE OF THE HEALTH AUTHORITY, <br />OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITY AT THE DISCRETION OF <br />THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE <br />SHERIFF OR HIS DESIGNEE. <br />4) THE HEALTH AUTHORITY SHALL CONDUCT A SICK CALL ONCE <br />PER WEEK AT THE JAIL. <br />5) THE HEALTH AUTHORITY SHALL CONDUCT AT THE JAIL A <br />HEALTH APPRAISAL OF EACH INMATE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF <br />THE INMATE'S ARRIVAL AT THE JAIL. <br />6) THE HEALTH AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE FOR <br />ADMINISTRATION OF INJECTIONS TO INMATES IN <br />SITUATIONS WHERE THE INMATE CANNOT ADMINISTER <br />