Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Fill and deliver prescriptions. The Contractor will fill all medication daily Monday through Sunday. All orders faxed to the contractor by 3:00 PM (Mountain Time) Monday through Friday will be filled and delivered the next day. All orders faxed before 10:00 AM (Mountain Time) on Saturday will be filled and delivered Monday. Therefore, delivery will be available six (6) days per week to the County Corrections Facility. 2. Holidays. The Contractor will be closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. The Contractor will provide written notice to the County seven (7) days in advance of any changes in the schedule for ordering or delivery due to these holidays. 3. Emergency Service/Release Medications. The Contractor will contract with a local pharmacy to provide emergency/release medications that cannot be received by the normal delivery process and will pay the pharmacy monthly. The cost of the emergency/release pharmacy bill will be added to the monthly statement of drug costs. The Contractor will bill the County the same amount as billed by the local pharmacy. 4. Dispensing System. The Contractor will dispense most medications utilizing a “blister card” medication packaging system. The Contractor shall dispense oral tablets and capsule medications in quantities requested by the County depending on the frequency of the dosing and the needs of the County Corrections Facilities. 5. Controlled Substances. The Contract agrees to provide all prescribed controlled substances in blister cards of 30 doses or as otherwise ordered for easy accountability.
