Professional Services Agreement Amendment

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EXHI rrArr SCOPE OF WORK CDH intends to provide 24171365 access to medically trained personnel to provide prompt access to treatment behavioral and mental health services. Medical staff will be in the facility 5 days a week proving addition psychotropic prescriber time as well as 40 hours a week Clinical Staff Coverage to what KCJ already has in place. ln the event of the Clinical Staff being on leave, both planned and emergent, CDH will be responsible for covering the hours with a replacement staff member during that same time. Jail staff and other medical providers will always have access to CDH prescribers via telephone. CDH staff will screen and triage fresh intakes/bookings and all other incarcerated people for their needs as related to behavioral/mental health care as well as monitor medications for follow-up, education, and reordering as necessary to ensure the patient doesn't run out. Goals and Objectives L. To extend weekday access to behavioral and mental health services z. Provide a Clinical Staff Member to work in the Kittitas County Jail for 5 days a week, 40 hours a week 3. To provide 2417 on call services for emergency situations related to behavioral/mental health medications 4. To ensure continuity of care amongst providers of care, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including the existing mental health nurse practitioner and therapist, via phone and in person as needed Proposed Program To accomplish the above-described objectives, CDH intends to extend their current AM sick call hours as needed to promptly address access to behavioral and mental health issues. lf the ability to not address all necessary patients during regularly scheduled sick call hours, CDH will work with KCJ staff to determine time later in the day to return to the facility and address any additional clients as needed. The Clinical Staff will oversee triaging all mental health related patients and determine which mental health practitioner they need to be seen by. The Clinical Staff will also be responsible for medication passes, monitoring of medication levels, and setting the appropriate follow-up needs for those they are providing services to. Any and all necessary communication for clients and patients can be handled and navigated by the Clinical Staff overseeing the mental health portion of services provided by CDH. All complex behavioral/mental health care will be referred to the existing mental health nurse practitioner to ensure complete and proper continuation of care for the patient. Professi onal Servi ces Ag reem ent (r ev . 09 I 24 120 1 8) Page 13 of 18