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]t'lhiii*s A\rnm,ernrdbnntent is made by the Washington State Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as "Department," and Kittitas County, hereinafter referred to as "County" or "Contractor," for the purpose of amending the above-referenced Contract, heretofore entered into between the Department and Contractor. WHEREAS the purpose of this Amendment is to extend the term of the Agreement, increase the per diem rate of compensatiory and update other terms and conditions; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein, or attached and incorporated and made a part hereof, the Department and Contractor agree as follows: ARTICLE I, DEFINITIONS is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following: Section 1.1 Contractor - means Kittitas County and its employees, licensed practitioners, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. Section 1.2 Contractor inmate - means any resident of the Facility who is not a Department offender. Section 1.3 Depattment or DOC - means the Department of Corrections of the state of WashingtorL any divisiory section, office, unit or other entity of the Department, or any of the officers or other officials lawfully representing the Department. Section 1.4 Department offender - means any offender under the Department's jurisdiction. Section 1.5 DOC Utilization Management Office - means the Department's medical contact that receives, reviews, and approves Contractor's non-Formulary and extraordinary medical care requests to provide necessary medical care to Department offenders. The Nurse Desk is available telephonically 24 hours a day,7 days a week at 360- 725-8733 and during normal business hours via email at NurseDesk@DOC1.wa.eov. Section 1.6 Extraordinary medical care - means medically necessary medical, psychiatric or dental care that is not commonly available through the Facility's health services and incurs additional cost. This may include, but not limited to, extraordinary medications such as immunosuppressive drugs, and hepatitis C treatment and antiretroviral medications. Section 1.7 Facilitv - means the Contractor's non-Department operated correctional facility used for the total confinement of Department offenders and Contractor inmates. Section 1.8 Formulary -Medications in this category may be prescribed when medically necessary according to the Offender Health Plan (OPH) and require no further State of Washington Department of Corrections Contract No. K9561 Amendment No. 5 Page 1 of 9State of Washington Department of Corrections Kes61(6) 208362