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B. Medical ancl mental health services are being enhanced in I(CJ, rvhioh will he$ olfset many costs for the Cify in ternrs of medical bills by reducing the need for outside tleatment- These investments stroild l<eep outsicle ureclical costs lower The County has irtroduced a full-time mental health counsclor and is starling a grant f,rnded medically assisred drug b'eatment progfam. C. tf the Courty becomes alvare that a City Prisoner is in need of medical health care requiring the assistance of a rnedical health care services provider outside of the Kittitas County Jail, thcn the Cgunty shall make reasonable eflfort to notify the City prior to obtaining said service, lf the City is coltactecl ancl does not authorize the Cr:rrnty to obtain the service, then the Citli shall, witiin four (4) hours, pick up tlre inrnate fionr the County to transpott to medical care' provlded, in the case of emeigency, the County may notiff the City after the service has been provided. D. An adequate recor4 of all such services shatl be kept by the County for the Clty's. review at iis requist, to the extent consistent with confidentiality regulations. Any medical or dental services of major consequence shall be reported to the City as sooll as tiu:e permits. E. Should medioal, psychiatric or dental services require hospitalizntion, the City agrees to componsate rhe County clollat for dollar any amount expended or cost inulued in providing the sarne; provided that" except in emergetrcies, the City will be notified by contacting tlre cluty supervisor at dre City prior to the prisoner's_ trausfer to a hospital, if and when cirCrrmsiances allow, or as soon aftenvard as practicable' F. In the event a City Prisoner is being helcl on acklitional charges from another contracted jurisdiction (includlng but not lirniteJto, Kittitas PD, South Cle Elum PD, Cle Elutn PD, and -Ellensburg pD, Wasliington State Pah'ol, Central Washington University PD, Kittitas County Sherifps Oftice;, the CiIy's responsibility fot medical costs attributable to that prisoner shall be no greater dran that of the other jurisdiction(s). G. Uporr payment ro the Corurty by the City for a CjlV Ptisoner's health care expense, the- Ci"nty will asslgn to the City, if rcquested by the Cify, any and all right to teimbursenrent tor medical expenses authorized under RCW 70.48.130' I{. The City agrees to pay directly or reimburse the County for any and all medical expenses? as tlefined in Sectiou ViA, iucuired for City Prisoners and persons anested by of on behalf of the Ciry, whioh are not performed by rnedical staff on contract rvith the County within the Kinitas County Jail, or paid by the Departrnent of Social and Hcalth Services, including mectical. psychiatrir, ani clental bills ai r,r,ell as presoription rnedication expenses. City responsibiiity for such medical expenses incurrecl for persons convicted of felonies will terminate upou that cotrviction. Interlocal Agteoment for Housing of Inmttes Page 4 of 10