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<br />Alamance-Cabarrus County Jail Medical Exhibit <br /> <br />This document is an exhibit to an inter-local agreement between Alamance and Cabarrus <br />County North Carolina of even date herewith. Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office has committed <br />to Alamance County to make every effort to control the transport population by administratively <br />assessing and evaluating each eligible inmate in the areas of offense(s) charged (absolutely no <br />violent offenders) and medical related issues. Alamance County will not be deliberately <br />indifferent to serious medical needs of an inmate but will timely invoke the procedures set forth <br />herein. <br /> <br />Specifically, without limitation, Cabarrus County shall be financially liable for: <br /> <br />a. Medical care provided to any Inmate as a result of hospitalization; (Cabarrus <br />County will also be responsible for providing an officer to stand by for duty during <br />the duration of that hospital admission.) <br /> <br />b. Ordinary expenses for Imnate medical care including all expenses for any illness <br />as an outpatient or in-patient of the Center Infirmary (See Medical Agreement <br />between Alamance and Cabarrus County). <br /> <br />c. The cost of replacing eyeglasses and dental prosthetic devices. Replacement will <br />be made only if the Inmate was using the damaged or lost eyeglasses or dental <br />device at the time of commitment to the Center, the eyeglasses or dental devices <br />are broken or lost while the Imnate is incarcerated at the Center, and only upon <br />prior approval ofCabarrus County. <br /> <br />Though the existing Cabarrus County Inmate Medical Healthcare contract is with <br />Southern Health Partners, it does not specify coverage of inmates not in the "physical" custody at <br />the Cabarrus County Jail Facility. This exhibit serves as the medical guide for those Cabarrus <br />County inmates incarcerated in the Alamance County Jail Facility, in which coverage is assumed <br />by Cabarrus County. This agreement is between Cabarrus County and A1amance County and <br />does not include Southem Health Partners. . <br /> <br />Alamance County will have all bills forwarded to Cabarrus County for all Cabarrus <br />County inmates who reql.lire any type of medical care. <br /> <br />Prescription Medications: Alamance County will notify Cabarrus County of any <br />prescription medications that A1amance County's physician prescribes for Cabarrus County <br />inmates. Alamance County's physician has full authority to prescribe these medications as <br />for any inmate housed at the Alamance County Detention Center. Cabarrus County will <br />provide the Alamance County Detention Center with a form for reporting these medications <br />back to Cabarrus COQllty. <br /> <br />Oil-site trips for non-emergency medical, dental or mental health car: will be <br />monitored by Alamance County's physician. The Alamance County physician has full <br />authority to handle aU situations that is required for the well-being of all inmates housed at <br /> <br />F-21 <br />