Modification of Intergovernmental Agreement

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,. I Agreement Number 85-10-000 4 an event, the Local Government shall notify the Federal Government i mmediately regarding the nature of the Federal detainee 's i llness or Injury as well as t he types of treatment p r ovided. Medical . care for Federal detainees shall be. provided by the Local Government in acco r dance with the provisions of USMS, Pu blication 100-Prisoner Health Care Standards (www.usmarsha!s.;gov/prlsoner/standards.ht m) and In compl iance w i th the Core Detention Standards or those standards which may be required by any other authorized agency user. The 'Loca l Government Is responsible for all associated medical record keeping, The Facility shall have in place an adequate Infectious disease control p rogram which includes testing of all Federal detainees for Tuberculosis (TB) within 14 days ·of Intake. TB testing shall be accomplished in accordance with t he late·st Cente rs for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines ·and t he result promptly .documented In the Federa l ct:etalnee"'s mec:H cal record. Special requests for expe.d ft ecl TB testing and clearance (to i nclude time sensitive moves) will be accomplished through advance coordination by the Federal Government and Local Government. The Local Government sh afl Imme diately •otlfy the Federal Gove r nment of any cases of suspected or active TB or any 0th.er hlg_hly communicable diseases such as Sev.ere Acute Respiratory Syndrom e (SARS), Avian Flu , Methlclllln-Reslstant Staphylococcus Ayre us (MRSA}, Chicken Pox , etc,, w h ich might affect schedu led trai,sports or productions so that protective measu r es cah be .taken by the Federal Gov ernment. When a Federal detalne·e is bein g transfe rred ~md/or released from the Facl.llty, they wlll be provided with seven (7) days of presc r l ptl'o n medication which will be dispensed from the Facility. Medical reco rds and the USM-553 must trave l w ith the Fede ral detainee. Ir the records are maintai ned at a medical contractor 's facility, It Is the Local Government's re sponslbll/ty to obtain them before a Federal detai nee ls moved. Federal detainees may be •tharged a medical co-payment by the Local Gove rnment In acc ordan ce with the provisions of Titl e 18, USC Section 4013 (d). The Federal Governm ent is not res ponsible for medical cq-payme n ts and cannot be bi lled for these costs even for indigent Fed eral detainees. Receiving and Discharge of Federal Detainees The Local Govern ment agrees to accept Federa l deta inees only upon prese ntation by a law enforcement officer of the Federal Govern ment or a USMS desig nee with proper agency credentla"ls The Local Government shall not relocate a Federal detainee from one facility under its control to another facility not described in thls Agreement without permission of the Page 5 of 14 \:;· Local Governmen t (lnltla1)'8~ Feder·al Governmeu~ (Initial):.~