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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5- j <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Jail Medical Plan and Hillsborough Medical Contract <br />DEPARTMENT: Sheriff <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Hillsborough Medical Contract -Health <br />Gare <br />Orange County .Jail Medical Plan (under <br />separate cover <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, ext 2923 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To adopt the Orange County Jail Medical Plan and approve the medical health <br />care contract for inmate medical services at the jail facility for fiscal year July 1, 2005 thru .June <br />30, 2006. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Jail Medical Plan is reviewed yearly per General Statute <br />153A-225. The Orange County .tail Medical Plan is responsible for providing 24-hour <br />emergency medical care services for all inmates housed in the facility. To meet the medical <br />plan approved by the Board of Commissioners, Dr, Phillip Singer and his staff at Hillsborough <br />Medical Group will assist the Orange County Sheriffs Office to provide on-site medical services <br />as necessary and provide telephone consultation 24 hours per day, seven days per week, <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Sheriffs Office will reimburse Hillsborough Medical Group at the <br />rate of $4,635 per month for medical services, <br />Hillsborough Medical Group agrees to maintain professional liability insurance. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the Jail Medical <br />Plan and approve the medical services contract with Hillsborough Medical Group subject to final <br />review and approval by the County Attorney as to legal farm and authorize the indicated County <br />officials to sign the medical services contract, <br />