Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Health care services must be provided in substantial compliance with the Standards for Health Services in Jails, 2014 Edition or newest publication, published by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). Provider will provide 24 hour/7 days per week coverage or other recommended coverage as needed. 2. Provider must recruit, interview, hire, train, and supervise all health care staff and such health care staff must be adequate to meet all conditions and specifications as set forth in this RFP, the proposed selected, and the resulting contract. All medical staff providing services under this contract must be licensed to practice in the State of Tennessee. **All employees hired must be approved by the Sheriff or Chief Deputy. 3. Provider shall review the Receiving Screening form that is completed by officers on all new commitments to the Jail within twenty-four (24) hours of arrival at the Receiving facility. Such review shall be conducted by a licensed medical professional. 4. The Receiving Screening should include all elements covered by Standard J-30 of the Standards for Health Services in Jails, 2014 Edition or newest publication, published by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). 5. A standard form will be used for purposes of recording the information of the Receiving Screening and will be included in the health record of the inmate. 6. Provider shall perform a comprehensive Health Assessment on any inmate with in fourteen (14) calendar days (or such other stricter time limit as required by statute or controlling authority) of the arrival of the inmate at the Jail. Such assessment shall be performed by a qualified medical professional. 7. Provider shall identify the need, schedule, and coordinate all non-emergency and emergency medical care rendered to inmates inside or outside the Jail, and pay for such care unless limited as to payment responsibility. 8. Provider shall identify the need, schedule, and coordinate any hospital care of any inmate of the Jail, and pay for such care unless limited as to payment responsibility. This shall include all institutional charges, physician charges and any and all additional charges for medical care. This also includes responsibility for making emergency arrangements for ambulance service to the inpatient facility and reimbursement to the local ambulance organization for the services provided. 9. Health Care Services must be provided in compliance with the American Correctional Association Accreditation requirements. 10. Thoroughly examine all billing for offsite services and resolve all charges that are in error or inconsistent with negotiated fee schedules.
