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Agreement Number 12-94-0006 <br />Government will be billed directly by the medical care provider not the Local Government. To <br />ensure that Medicare rates are properly applied, medical claims for Federal prisoners must be on <br />Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Forms so that they can be re -priced to Medicare <br />rates in accordance with the provisions of Title 18 U.S.C. Section 4006. The USMS will not <br />reimburse the detention facility for medical payments made on behalf of USMS prisoners in the <br />absence of a specific arrangement approved in writing by the USMS. <br />All outside medical care provided to Federal prisoners must be pre -approved by the Federal <br />Government except in a medical emergency. In the event of an emergency, the Local Government <br />shall proceed immediately with necessary medical treatment. The Local Government shall notify <br />the Federal Government immediately regarding the nature of the Federal prisoner's illness or injury <br />as well as the types of treatment provided. <br />The Facility shall have in place an adequate infectious disease control program which includes <br />testing of all Federal prisoners for Tuberculosis (TB) in accordance with National Commission on <br />Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Standards for Health Services in Jails. TB testing shall occur <br />with 14 days of intake (unless current TB tests results are available), be promptly documented in <br />the Federal prisoner's medical record and the results forwarded to the local USMS District within <br />thirty (30) days of intake. Special requests for expedited TB testing and clearance (to include time <br />sensitive moves) shall be accomplished through advance coordination by the Federal Government <br />and Local Government. <br />The Local Government shall immediately notify the Federal Government to include the local district <br />office of any cases of suspected or active TB or any other highly communicable diseases such as <br />but not limited to Coronavirus Disease (COVID), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Avian <br />Flu, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Chicken Pox, etc., which might affect <br />scheduled transports or productions. <br />When a federal prisoner is being transferred or released from the Facility, they will be provided <br />with a minimum of seven (7) days of prescription medications and any medications already <br />dispensed to the prisoner. Medical records and Form USM-553, Prisoner in Transit Medical <br />Summary must travel with the Federal prisoner. If the records are maintained at a medical <br />contractor's facility, it is the Local Government's responsibility to obtain them before a federal <br />prisoner is transferred. <br />Federal prisoners may be charged a medical co -payment by the Local Government in accordance <br />with the provisions of Title 18 U.S.C. Section 4013(dl. The Federal Government is not responsible <br />for medical co -payments and shall not be billed if the federal prisoner is indigent and cannot make <br />the co -payment. Indigent Federal prisoners shall not be denied medical evaluation and treatment <br />for failure to provide a co -payment. <br />(End of Provision) <br />9. Affordable Care Act (ACA) (May 2021) <br />Upon release of a Federal prisoner, the Local Government shall provide information regarding <br />the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA website is located at: <br />http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html. <br />(End of Provision) <br />Page 7 of 18 ILJ2. <br />Local Government (initial): <br />Federal Government (initial): T <br />