Item 23 - Inmate Medical Services Agreement

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AGREEMENT FOR INMATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES at City of Santa Ana, California Effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 This Agreement for Inmate Health Care Services (hereinafter, the “Agreement”) entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a political subdivision in the State of California (hereinafter, the “City”), acting by and through its duly elected City Council, (hereinafter, the “Council”) and California Forensic Medical Group, Inc., and Wellpath (hereinafter referred to collectively as, “Contractor “CFMG”), a California Professional Medical Corporation. RECITALS WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable laws, the City is obligated and responsible for providing, quality health care to Inmates and Detainees, (“City Inmates/Detainees”) housed at the Santa Ana Detention Facility located at 62 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California (hereinafter, "SAJ"); and WHEREAS, CFMG is in the business of providing correctional health care services and desires to provide such services on behalf of the City to the Jail Population under the terms and conditions hereto. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises hereinafter made, the Parties hereto agree as follows: DEFINITIONS CFMG Chief Clinical Officer– CFMG’s Chief physician who is authorized to manage the terms and conditions of this Agreement. City Inmates/Detainees – An Inmate is an adult or juvenile who is incarcerated at the SAJ. A Detainee is an adult or juvenile whose sentence has not yet been adjudicated and is held as a pre-trial detainee or other individual held in lawful custody. City Inmates/Detainees may be housed in the SAJ or in another jurisdiction's correctional facility. However, City Inmates/Detainees housed in another jurisdiction are excluded from the provisions of this Agreement, unless CFMG administers health care services at the other jurisdiction's facility and is specifically set forth below. Contract Professionals – Physicians or other clinicians retained by CFMG as contractors rather than employees. Contract Year – The initial, and any successive, twelve (12) month period beginning with the effective date of the Agreement. Covered Persons – An Inmate/Detainee who is: (1) part of the SAJ’s MADP; and (2) Fit for Confinement; and (3)(a) incarcerated in the SAJ;. Covered Persons include Other County Inmates/Detainees for purposes of delivery of basic health care services, however, the cost of certain services provided to Other County Inmates/Detainees shall be borne by the County as set forth in Section 5.0 of this Agreement. Fit for Confinement – A determination made by a CFMG authorized physician that an Inmate/Detainee is medically stable and has been medically cleared for acceptance into the SAJ. Such determination shall only be made after resolution of any injury or illness requiring immediate transportation and treatment at a hospital or similar facility. DocuSign Envelope ID: 6225CE08-C2AA-4269-9AF5-9311FF666B41