The following services are required but not limited to: 1. Physician agrees to perform mental health assessments/ evaluations of all detainees referred for mental health services by the medical staff of the Webb County Law Enforcement Center or by a physician under contract with Webb County to gather psychological, mental health and substance abuse histories and assess current psychological symptoms. 2. Physician shall review the mental health assessments performed by the Webb County Jail's Mental Health Specialist to ensure that the detainees are mentally able to safely remain incarcerated. 3. Physician shall make himself available by telephone to nursing staff and the Mental Health Specialist for consultation in case of emergencies and urgent needs. 4. Physician will see detainees for evaluation and treatment at Physician's earliest opportunity and detainees will be kept under observation and/or suicide watch, as appropriate, until Physician is able to see the detainee. 5. Physician shall monitor detainees with mental health issues as medically needed by said detainees. 6. Physician shall provide crisis consultation and recommendations to ameliorate symptoms of psychiatric/psychological decompensation. 7. Physician will provide support to the Mental Health Specialist and the nursing staff to ameliorate symptoms of detainees. 8. Physician shall provide management of acute psychiatric episodes, stabilization and treatment of mental disorders and determine a short-term treatment and/or stabilization of detainees which may include issuing prescription of psychotropic medication where indicated. 9. The Physician shall maintain complete and accurate records of all care treatment, and examinations of all detainees.
