Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Provide services as detailed in 1 through 21 for up to 8 hours per week at Virginia Correctional Center for Women. Services may be a combination of on-site services and services provided via telehealth. In the event the Provider plans to offer services via telehealth, the Department of Corrections has the telehealth equipment available at the Department’s Headquarters and at many of the Department’s facilities. Telehealth sessions shall be scheduled by contacting the facility’s Psychology Associate Senior. The Provider shall submit an accounting of hours worked each week to the facility’s Psychology Associate Senior. The accounting of hours shall include a breakdown of hours worked on-site and hours worked via telehealth. The Provider shall prepare an invoice and bill the Department for the hours actually worked, up to the required total. Services provided in less than full hour increments shall be invoiced and paid in one-tenth of an hour increments. Lunch breaks shall be unpaid, and time taken must be deducted from total week hours invoiced. If hours per week reach 8 and additional hours of service are required, the specific number of additional hours must be approved in writing by the Chief Psychiatrist before services are provided or the Provider will not be paid for said hours. If service hours exceed the negotiated per week hours, any additional hours of service shall be approved in advance by the Chief Psychiatrist and shall be paid at the negotiated rate. 2. Perform evaluations and provide follow-up recommendations and psychopharmacological treatment for inmates referred for symptoms which indicate the presence of psychiatric, psychological, behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and/or neurological disorders. These services may be provided via telehealth. 3. Record a summary of the problem and/or symptoms, the diagnosis, progress since last consultation, recommendations for further evaluation, medication, psychological services, environmental change and/or hospitalization, and other information the Provider deems appropriate in each inmate’s Health Record at the conclusion of every interview or consultation. The Department may also require additional recording of information. 4. Adhere to the Formulary established by the Department. 5. Consult with the Department’s Chief Psychiatrist or designee regarding care of inmates on an as required basis. 6. Assess whether each inmate referred for evaluation has a psychiatric disorder. 7. Make specific recommendations for further evaluation, medication, psychological services, environmental change and/or hospitalization. 8. Make provisional recommendations for treatment, specifying conditions, and for medications, specifying type(s) of medication(s) and dosage(s). 9. Refer inmates who require individual therapy or other mental health services to the facility’s Psychology Associate Senior for disposition. The Provider will confer, consult and coordinate with the Psychology Associate Senior and other treatment staff in instances which may impact institution operations. 10. Be responsible for involuntary commitment hearings and court-related activities as necessary, in consultation with the Psychology Associate Senior.
