Agenda - 09-15-20; 8-c - Amendment to and Renewal of Health Services Agreement with Southern Health Partners for Medical Services at the Orange County Detention Centerr

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AMENDMENT #3 TO HEALTH SERVICES AGREEMENT This AMENDMENT #3, to Health Services Agreement dated August 18, 2009, between Orange County, North Carolina (hereinafter referred to as “County”, and Southern Health Partners, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, (hereinafter referred to as “SHP”), with services commencing on September 1, 2009, is entered into as of this _______ day of ______________, 2020. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, County and SHP desire to amend the Health Services Agreement dated August 18, 2009, between County and SHP. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises hereinafter made, the parties hereto agree as follows: Section 2.7 is hereby inserted with a new provision as follows: 2.7 Training of Personnel. SHP shall provide annual training courses in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid, as requested by the County. The cost of certification shall be the responsibility of the County. SHP shall also provide additional training courses on a variety of topics, at no cost to the County, upon request by the County to SHP. Such training courses shall be scheduled by the County and SHP at a mutually agreed upon time and location. It is hereby acknowledged by the parties that any such training would be supplemental to any trainin g required by the State or any other governmental body for correctional officers. The County recognizes and acknowledges that the County shall be responsible for training of its own employees and agents. County training of its own staff shall include training regarding intake and screening, and medical services for inmates, as required by federal and/or state statute, regulation, and/or law. SHP recognizes that certain training of SHP medical staff may need to be accomplished by the County for the purposes of inmate interaction, and as may be required by statute, regulation and/or law. SHP may require reimbursement of these training period hours if they are over and above the contracted on-site hours as agreed upon within the proposal and this Agreement. Section 4.4 is hereby inserted with a new provision as follows: 4.4 Officer Staffing Levels. It is understood SHP medical staff are given clearance to work and perform medical functions within the Jail. Should staffing levels of the correctional staff fall below an acceptable standard causing the SHP medical staff to be unable to complete such services in a timely manner, the County shall be responsible for the consequences of the same, for any resulting noncompliance with County, State, or Federal entity requirements or regulations, including, but not limited to, any resulting failed inspection and/or audit by County, State or Federal entity. SHP medical staff shall document and report such issues of backlogs created by inadequate officer staffing level s to the Jail Administrator. The County shall, upon notification by SHP, exercise every effort to bring officer staffing levels back up to standard within a reasonable period of time. Section 5.5 is hereby inserted with a new provision as follows: 5.5 Infection Control – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). SHP and County understand that adequate infection control PPE are essential and necessary for the health and safety of the agents, employees and subcontractors of SHP as well as for the health a nd safety of inmates and County's staff, consistent with the correctional setting. SHP shall be financially responsible for the reasonable costs 3