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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />SHERIFF'S OFFICE <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: April 2, 2024 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve the Professional Services Agreement <br />Between Kittitas County and CompassDirect Healthcare: <br />BACKGROUND: CompassDirect Healthcare intends to provide 24/7/365 access to <br />medically trained personnel to provide prompt access to treatment behavioral and mental <br />health services. Medical staff will be in the facility 5 days a week proving addition <br />psychotropic prescriber time to what KCJ already has in place. <br />Goals and Objectives <br />• To extend weekday access to behavioral and mental health services <br />• To provide 24/7 on call services for emergency situations related to <br />behavioral/mental health medications <br />• To ensure continuity of care amongst providers of care, collaborate with internal <br />and external stakeholders, including the existing mental health nurse practitioner <br />and therapist, via phone and in person as needed <br />INTERACTION: The Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has reviewed and <br />approved. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Request to Approve the Professional Services Agreement <br />Between Kittitas County and CompassDirect Healthcare. <br />HANDLING: Return one fully executed original to the Sheriff's Office. <br />LEAD STAFF: Lt. Edward Buntin <br />