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INTERAGENCY CONTRACT PURPOSE This Contract is entered into by Kittitas County (hereinafter Contractor) and the Department of Corrections (hereinafter Department or DOC) for the purpose of maximizing the efficient and cost effective use of existing resources and to provide adequate facilities and programs for the confinement, care, and treatment of Department offenders in accord with the provisions of RCW 39.34 and RCW 72.68.040 . The Department and the Contractor specifically find this Contract is necessary and desirable in order to provide adequate confinement, housing and care to the Department offenders transferred to and detained by the Contractor pursuant to RCW 9.94A.631. In consideration of the promises, payments, covenants and agreements contained in this Contract, the parties agree as follows: Article I DEFINITIONS Section 1.1 Contractor -means Kittitas County and its employees, licensed practitioners, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. Section 1.2 offender. Contractor inmate -means any resident of the Facility who is not a Department Section 1.3 Oepartment or DOC -means the Department of Corrections of the state of Washington; any division, 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@DOCl.wa.gov. 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 is not limited to, extraordinary medications such as immunosuppressive drugs, and hepatitis C treatment and HIV medications. Section 1.7 Facility -means the Contractor's non-Department operated correctional facility used for the total confinement of Department offenders and Contractor inmates . State of Washington Department of Corrections K9561 (4) Page 1 of 25 158362