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9 <br /> Agreement Number 57-99-0171 <br /> an event, the Local Government shall notify the Federal Government immediately <br /> regarding the nature of the Federal detainee's illness or injury as well as the types of <br /> treatment provided. <br /> Medical care for Federal detainees shall be provided by the Local Government in <br /> accordance with the provisions of USMS, Publication 100-Prisoner Health Care Standards <br /> (www.usmarshals.gov/prisoner/standards.htm) and in compliance with the Core <br /> Detention Standards or those standards which may be required by any other authorized <br /> agency user. The Local Government is responsible for all associated medical record <br /> keeping. <br /> The Facility shall have in place an adequate infectious disease control program which <br /> includes testing of all Federal detainees for Tuberculosis (TB) within 14 days of intake. <br /> TB testing shall be accomplished in accordance with the latest Centers for Disease <br /> Control (CDC) Guidelines and the result promptly documented in the Federal detainee's <br /> medical record. Special requests for expedited TB testing and clearance (to include time <br /> sensitive moves) will be accomplished through advance coordination by the Federal <br /> Government and Local Government. <br /> The Local Government shall immediately notify the Federal Government of any cases of <br /> suspected or active TB or any other highly communicable diseases such as Severe Acute <br /> Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Avian Flu, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus <br /> (MRSA), Chicken Pox, etc., which might affect scheduled transports or productions so <br /> that protective measures can be taken by the Federal Government. <br /> When a Federal detainee is being transferred and/or released from the Facility, they will <br /> be provided with seven (7) days of prescription medication which will be dispensed from <br /> the Facility. Medical records and the USM-553 must travel with the Federal detainee. If <br /> the records are maintained at a medical contractor's facility, it is the Local Government's <br /> responsibility to obtain them before a Federal detainee is moved. <br /> Federal detainees may be charged a medical co-payment by the Local Government in <br /> accordance with the provisions of Title 18, USC Section 4013(d). The Federal <br /> Government is not responsible for medical co-payments and cannot be billed for these <br /> costs even for indigent Federal detainees. <br /> Affordable Care Act <br /> The Local Government shall provide Federal detainees, upon release of custody, <br /> information regarding the Affordable Care Act, The Affordable Care Act website is located <br /> at http-//www.hhs.gov/opa/affordable-care-act/. <br /> Page 5 of 14 <br /> Local Government (initial) <br /> Federal Government (initial): <br />