The successful vendor (hereafter the "provider'') willadminister on-site dental care to county inmates in the Millard County Jail. It is anticipated that the provider will spendanaverage of two to four hours per visit on site for scheduled visits with inmates, with an average of 6 visits per year. However, the provider will be required to respond to bona fide emergencies as needed (PRN) and to other dental needs as determined by the nursing staff of the Millard County Jail after consultation with the provider. The provider will prescribe appropriate medications and order additional testing as medically necessary. The provider will supervise Millard County Jail nursing staff in the dispensing of provider prescribed medications. The provider will be expected to keep and maintain all dental charts and records as required by law. The Millard County Sheriff's Office shall be the owner and custodian of all such records. The provider will not be required to provide secondary or tertiary level services, but may be required to consult with outside specialists and to refer inmates as medically necessary. The provider will not be responsible for providing elective dental care to inmates. "Elective dental care" is dental care that, if not provided, would not, in the opinion of the provider, cause the inmate’s health to deteriorate or to cause definite harm to the inmate's well-being.
