TELEPSYCHIATRY SERVICES. 9 A. Unless otherwise specified herein, the cost of all services provided in accordance with this 10 Paragraph V shall be deemed included in COUNTY’S Maximum Obligation to CONTRACTOR for each 11 Period.
12 B. Telepsychiatry Services
13 1. CONTRACTOR shall provide remote Telepsychiatric Services that include psychiatric 14 assessment, psychiatric treatment and psychiatric support services in accordance with all applicable laws 15 and regulations for adults only in COUNTY’s Detention Facilities.
16 2. CONTRACTOR shall meet minimum hours required for one-on-on telepsychiatry services 17 as determined by ADMINISTRATOR.
18 a. CONTRACTOR shall provide California licensed board eligible and board certified 19 psychiatrists to meet COUNTY’s needs within this Agreement. Board eligible psychiatrists shall obtain 20 certification within one (1) year.
21 3. Telepsychiatric services shall include but not be limited to:
22 a. A psychiatric evaluation, which shall include a review of each patient’s medical and 23 psychiatric history, diagnosis, and be completed in accordance with the current ICD.
24 1) A treatment plan individualized for each specific patient, including initiating or 25 continuing psychiatric medications.
26 2) All encounters will be appropriately documented within the CHS electronic health 27 record;
28 b. Medication management will be conducted on a daily basis utilizing the existing 29 formulary which includes review and renewal, if necessary, of medications pending expiration;
30 c. Recommend additional laboratory and diagnostic services, when necessary for the 31 initiation and monitoring of psychiatric medication treatments.
32 d. Collaborate with healthcare and custody staff to recommend appropriate custody 33 housing, including safety cell placement, mental health housing and hospitalization.
34 e. Participate in multi-discipline team meetings as necessary
35 1) For network issues that prevent telepsychiatry services from occurring: 36 // 37 //
1 a. Psychiatrists shall be available to provide telephone orders for prescribing medications 2 that have been verified by CHS staff, as well as determining housing and other orders necessary to provide 3 appropriate services to individuals with mental health needs.
4 b. For network issues that occur on 3 consecutive days or 3 times in one month period that 5 prohibit performance of telepsychiatry services would constitute a material breach of the contract. 6
TELEPSYCHIATRY SERVICES. 36 A. Unless otherwise specified herein, the cost of all services provided in accordance with this 37 Paragraph V shall be deemed included in COUNTY’S Aggregate Maximum Obligation to 1 CONTRACTOR for each Period.
2 B. Telepsychiatry Services
3 1. CONTRACTOR shall provide remote Telepsychiatric Services that include psychiatric 4 assessment, psychiatric treatment and psychiatric support services in accordance with all applicable laws 5 and regulations for adults only in COUNTY’s Detention Facilities.
6 a. CONTRACTOR shall provide Telepsychiatry Services via the platform preferred by 7 ADMINISTRATOR.
8 2. CONTRACTOR shall meet minimum hours required for one-on-one telepsychiatry services 9 as determined by ADMINISTRATOR.
10 a. CONTRACTOR shall provide California licensed board eligible and board-certified 11 psychiatrists to meet COUNTY’s needs within this Agreement. Board eligible psychiatrists shall obtain 12 certification within one (1) year of first providing services under this Agreement.
13 3. Telepsychiatric services shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
14 a. A psychiatric evaluation, which shall include a review of each Custody Patient’s 15 medical and psychiatric history, diagnosis, and be completed in accordance with the current ICD.
16 1) A treatment plan individualized for each specific Custody Patient, including 17 initiating or continuing psychiatric medications.
18 2) All encounters must be appropriately documented within the CHS electronic health 19 record.
20 b. Medication management conducted on a daily basis utilizing the existing formulary 21 which includes timely review and renewal, if necessary, of medications pending expiration.
22 c. Recommendation of additional laboratory and diagnostic services, when necessary for 23 the initiation and monitoring of psychiatric medication treatments. Review laboratory and diagnostic 24 results, including EKG reports, to support treatment plan.
25 d. Collaboration with healthcare and custody staff to recommend appropriate custody 26 housing, including safety cell placement, mental health housing and hospitalization.
27 e. Psychiatrists shall be available for provider consult and act as a resource for Nurse 28 Practitioner personnel.
29 f. Participation in multi-discipline team meetings as necessary.
30 g. Respond to court orders and be available for court appearances/testimony when 31 required.
32 4. For network issues that prevent telepsychiatry services from occurring:
33 a. Psychia...
TELEPSYCHIATRY SERVICES. Contractor and State will agree upon a per facility per week number of behavioral health evaluation and treatment clinical hours at contract outset cumulative total of up to forty-eight
TELEPSYCHIATRY SERVICES. Unless otherwise specified herein, the cost of all services provided in accordance with this 37 Paragraph V shall be deemed included in COUNTY’S Aggregate Maximum Obligation to 1 CONTRACTOR for each Period.
