25J - AGMT - MEDICAL SERVICES FOR JAIL

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• Psychiatrist - Eight (8) hours per month. • Medical Records Clerk - One (1); forty (40) hours per week, five (5) days per week. One (1) physician shall be on call twenty-four (24) hours daily for phone consultation and or response to the Jail. A physician must be available by cell phone and shall be required to telephone the jail within thirty (30) minutes of a call. A physician shall be required to arrive at the jail within two (2) hours of a request to respond. In the instance of a medical emergency, medical staff shall be required to provide medical services until paramedics arrive. 5.0 QUALIFICATIONS OF STAFF Medical staff shall possess no less than three (3) years of correctional medical experience as a state licensed medical practitioner. All medical staff shall maintain current licensing from the State of California to practice medicine. 6.0 RESPONSIBLE PHYSICIAN / HEALTH AUTHORITY Proposer shall appoint one (1) physician as the Responsible Physician for the Santa Ana Jail. The Responsible Physician for the jail shall perform all duties and functions of the Responsible Physician as described and referred to in California Board of Corrections, Title 15 Standards. Proposer shall appoint one (1) physician or medical administrator as the Health Authority for the Santa Ana Jail. The Health Authority for the jail shall perform all duties and functions of the Health Authority as described and referred to in California Board of Corrections, Title 15 Standards. The physician appointed as the Responsible Physician for the jail may also be appointed as the Health Authority for the jail. 7.0 SOLE CONTRACTOR Should a contract be executed as a result of this RFP, it will be with a single contractor. The contractor shall be responsible for all of its business issues including but not limited to, subcontractor affairs, salaries, licensing, training, administration and management, bookkeeping and benefits. 16 25J-94