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5. We provide and document any emergency medical care needed to stabilize any correctro no staff 'm,ember, contract employee, visitor, or volunteer at the facility, . Our healthcare staff provides emergency services to all work release inmates at the most appropriate facility based on the severity of the inmate's condition. 8. Our healthcare staff coordinates with the SAYsworkefs compensation provider regarding treatment, case management, and follow -up services for all inmates Injured while on work release.. Chronic Illness /Infectious Disease Protocols a, NaphCare will establish policy and procedures for the rl h All F' t d, d' lf1 h o ME Vile take a prcla ctive approach to the management of chronic care disease in confer to minimize the development of any urgent or emergent conditions that might require riff -site transportation. care an an ngo anmaes iagnose w we r nic iciness /disease and for inmates diagnosed with an infectious disease subject to the approval of the Jail Administrator. b, NaphCare staff will immediately notify the Jail administratorof designee of any inmate with an infectious disease diagnosis that may require the screening of Inmates (e,g. active T¢, chicken pot, rubella, mumps, etc.). c. NaphCare will ensure policy and procedures adhere toguidelines established by the National Commission on Correctional Care (NCCHC); orange County Health Authority and Tltle 15 and 24 regulationsfor adult facilities, t'1tCiUTfVECHRONICICARE MANAGEMENT" NaphCare provides chronic care in a manner that incorporates principles of case and disease management for complexcases, and promotes maximum progress and healing. Inmates receive timely follow -up, evaluation, treatment, and education about the preventive activities available for these requiring chronic or convalescent care. Our policy ensures all inmates are screened, Identified, and monitored in a manner consistent with national clinical guidelines established for the care and treatment of chronic illnesses. our emphasis on preventive care bedihs at the intake screening, at which time inmates are classified into the appropriate chronic care clinic and schediued for fultow- uptreatment Our extensive staff training, use of Crest practices based on nationally recognized guidelines, and innovative on- shediagngstic testing help us keep chronic care patients in a stable state throughout their incarceration we will schedule and track all chronic care clinic visits within TecirCore'". This data will be available to theSAJ at all times. At a minimum, the database will include the following' • Each inmate enrolled In a chronic care clinic • Each occasion when an enrolled inmate K seen at a chronic care runic • Patient refusals for a chronic care visit Using Techcare, helps ensure that chronic care patients are seen by a provider at least once every inmate Medical Services Itrp: ND. 14 -634 City of Santa Ana 3' 25H -36 w )