2.1 Provide physician services for the County Jail for one (1) year period with the option to extend to three (3) years upon the parties’ agreement. 2.2 Provider must be available onsite to conduct clinics at least two (2) days per week at times and dates negotiated mutually with Jail Administration. 2.3 Provider will provide telephone on-call services throughout the year, twenty-four (24) hours a day, to answer medical questions by Jail Staff. 2.4 As desired, Provider may retain additional physician(s), physician’s assistant(s), or advanced practice nurse practitioner(s) (APNP), to meet the requirements of the contract. 2.5 Primary Provider services sought are physician services. As such, Provider will, at all times, retain and maintain at least one duly licensed physician who is in good standing with the WI Medical Examining board. 2.6 Provider shall, at its own expense, carry appropriate liability insurance in the minimum amount required by Wis. Stat. §655.23, and as otherwise sufficient and reflective of its staff. 2.7 Provider shall oversee the Jail’s medical records system for proper preparation, storage, and retrieval of medical records. Jail records are the property of the County. They are maintained and only released in compliance with HIPAA and other applicable State and Federal law. The records retention period is set by County Ordinance. 2.8 Provider will report any major medical concerns to Jail Administration. Provider will prepare an annual report to the Sheriff or other County officials if requested. 2.9 Provider will assure that all medical duties are performed in compliance with all standards, rulings, and regulations of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and any other government agency overseeing the Provider. Provider will also assure compliance with any and all Wis. Admin. Code DOC Ch. 350 (jails). 2.10 Provider and any staff to be providing services through this agreement shall be required to pass a background check. Background checks shall be conducted annually thereafter and if otherwise needed by a substantial change of circumstance.
