Specifications include, but are not limited to: • ADMISSIONS EVALUTIONS. The Provider shall provide a health care professional as needed by corrections staff, to complete medical admissions evaluations for Individuals in Custody brought to the facility in accordance with the medically established threshold criteria mutually approved by the Provider and the County. • INTAKE SCREENING. An intake screening of an Individual in Custody shall be performed upon entry, not to exceed six (6) hours after the arrival at the facility and before the Individual in Custody enters the general population of the facility. • HEALTH ASSESSMENT. A health assessment of an Individual in Custody shall be performed as soon as possible, but no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the Individual in Custody’s arrival at the facility. The health assessment shall follow industry standards. • TRIAGE. A health care professional shall triage all heath care requests initiated by Individuals in Custody or appropriate facility staff. Such assessment for Individuals in Custody shall occur on a timely basis and in a clinical setting. A physician and/or physician extender shall be available to see identified Individuals in Custody as needed, but no less than twice per month.
