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Agreement Number 12-94-0006 TB testing shall be accomplished in accordance with the latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines and the result promptly documented in the Federal detainee's medical record. Special requests for expedited TB testing and clearance (to include time sensitive moves) will be accomplished through advance coordination by the Federal Government and Local Government. The Local Government shall immediately notify the Federal Government of any cases of suspected or active TB or any other highly communicable diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Avian Flu, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Chicken Pox, etc., which might affect scheduled transports or productions so that protective measures can be taken by the Federal Government. When a Federal detainee is being transferred and/or released from the Facility, they will be provided with seven (7) days of prescription medication which will be dispensed from the Facility. Medical records and the USM-553 must travel with the Federal detainee. If the records are maintained at a medical contractor's facility, it is the Local Government's responsibility to obtain them before a Federal detainee is moved. Federal detainees may be charged a medical co -payment by the Local Government in accordance with the provisions of Title 18, USC Section 4013(d). The Federal Government is not responsible for medical co -payments and cannot be billed for these costs even for indigent Federal detainees. Affordable Care Act The Local Government shall provide Federal detainees, upon release of custody, information regarding the Affordable Care Act, The Affordable Care Act website is located at http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the- aca/index.html . Receiving and Discharge of Federal Detainees The Local Government agrees to accept Federal detainees only upon presentation by a law enforcement officer of the Federal Government or a USMS designee with proper agency credentials The Local Government shall not relocate a Federal detainee from one facility under its control to another facility not described in this Agreement without permission of the Federal Government. Additional facilities within the same Agreement shall be identified in a modification. The Local Government agrees to release Federal detainees only to law enforcement officers of the authorized Federal Government agency initially committing the Federal detainee (i.e., Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), etc.) or to a Deputy United States Marshal (DUSM) or USMS designee with proper agency credentials. Those Federal detainees who are remanded to custody by a DUSM may only be released to a DUSM or an agent specified by the DUSM of the Judicial District. USMS Federal detainees sought for a state or local court proceeding must be acquired through a Writ of Habeas Corpus or the Interstate Agreement on Detainers and then only with the concurrence of the jurisdictional United States Marshal (USM). n��0x� \ Page 5 of 13 Local Government (initial): Federal Government (initial):