Specifications include, but are not limited to: It is the goal of the Jail to provide comprehensive medical, mental health, dental and pharmaceutical services including, but not necessarily limited to, staffing and management for the Jail from qualified vendors. It is the further goal that the services meet all applicable Virginia state standards including Department of Corrections Standards regarding Jail Health Services, the standards and care consistent with the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare (NCCHC), as well as the standards required by American Correctional Association (ACA). The Jail is currently NCCHC accredited and the expectation is that the Vendor maintains the current accreditation. The Jail expects to achieve ACA accreditation within this contract period. Offerors must have experience in providing Correctional Facility comprehensive medical, mental health and dental care. These services shall apply to all offenders that are housed in or in the custody of the Jail and all offenders working under the provision of the Jail’s Work Force program. Offerors responding must have experience in providing Correctional Facility medical, mental health, dental and pharmaceutical care. This is a contract for professional services as defined by the Virginia Public Procurement Act. The Jail reserves the right to reject any and all proposals as a whole or in part. Qualified Offerors will have the ability to provide a comprehensive program of offender health care to include (but not limited to): A. An on-site medical services program to meet the medical needs of offenders (e.g. initial physical assessments, ongoing evaluation and treatment of medical conditions, stabilization of urgent and emergency medical/psychiatric conditions, discharge planning and medication management); B. An on-site dental services program to meet the needs of offenders (e.g. initial assessment, extractions, examinations and emergency treatment); C. An on-site mental health care delivery program to meet the needs of offenders; and D. An off-site preferred network of hospitals, physicians, and other ancillary medical providers to provide medically necessary services to offenders, which cannot be provided on-site at the Jail.
