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Agreement Number 12 -94 -0006 <br />an event, the Local Government shall notify the Federal Government immediately <br />regarding the nature of the Federal detainee's illness or injury as well as the types of <br />treatment provided. <br />Medical care for Federal detainees shall be provided by the Local Government in <br />accordance with the provisions of USMS, Publication 100 - Prisoner Health Care Standards <br />(www.usmarshals.gov /prisoner /"standards.htm) and in compliance with the Core <br />Detention Standards or those standards which may be required by any other authorized <br />agency user. The Local Government is responsible for all associated medical record <br />keeping. <br />The Facility shall have in place an adequate infectious disease control program which <br />includes testing of all Federal detainees for Tuberculosis (TB) within 14 days of intake. <br />TB testing shall be accomplished in accordance with the latest Centers for Disease <br />Control (CDC) Guidelines and the result promptly documented in the Federal detainee's <br />medical record. Special requests for expedited TB testing and clearance (to include time <br />sensitive moves) will be accomplished through advance coordination by the Federal <br />Government and Local Government. <br />The Local Government shall immediately notify the Federal Government of any cases of <br />suspected or active TB or any other highly communicable diseases such as Severe Acute <br />Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Avian Flu, Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus AureLis <br />(MRSA), Chicken Pox, etc., which might affect scheduled transports or productions so <br />that protective measures can be taken by the Federal Government. <br />When a Federal detainee is being transferred and /or released from the Facility, they will <br />be provided with seven (7) days of prescription medication which will be dispensed from <br />the Facility. Medical records and the USM -553 must travel with the Federal detainee. If <br />the records are maintained at a medical contractor's facility, it is the Local Government's <br />responsibility to obtain them before a Federal detainee is moved. <br />Federal detainees may be charged a medical co- payment by the Local Government in <br />accordance with the provisions of Title 18, USC Section 4013(d). The Federal <br />Government is not responsible for medical co- payments and cannot be billed for these <br />costs even for indigent Federal detainees. <br />Affordable Care Act <br />The Local Government shall provide Federal detainees, upon release of custody, <br />information regarding the Affordable Care Act, The Affordable Care Act website is located <br />at http: / /www.hhs.gov /opa /affordable - care -act /. <br />Page 6of15 <br />Local Government (initial): <br />Federal Government (initial): <br />25B -12 <br />