Description
Shelby County’s Department of Corrections is seeking a comprehensive health‑care services provider for inmates and residents across all county correctional facilities. The contract will cover medical, dental, pharmacy, mental‑health, and related support services, requiring 24‑hour crisis coverage, integration with existing OMS/JCS and NextGen EMR systems, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including a civil‑rights insurance endorsement. The vendor must supply staffing (physicians, nurses, APNs, mental‑health professionals), equipment replacement plans, and a robust quality‑assurance program.
• Provide routine medical, dental, pharmacy, and mental‑health care for a prison‑ and jail‑populated inmate population (average stay 1‑6 years, ~300‑350 USMS inmates).
• Deliver 24 × 7 crisis intervention, daily medication passes, TB/HIV/hemophilia medication handling, and annual mental‑health training.
• Integrate with the county’s Offender Management System, Juvenile Court System, and NextGen electronic medical records; maintain separate medical email and fax lines.
• Meet insurance requirements (including $5 M umbrella and civil‑rights endorsement) and a bid‑bond (bond amount unspecified; $25 K waiver denied).
• Support a future 60‑bed mental‑health facility (costs to be addressed in a later amendment).
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Contact
Carla Hayes(Buyer)