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AGREEMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT PJ~R DIEM COST~ oF MAINTENANCE OF PERSONS IN LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CABARRUS It is hereby agreed by and between the North Carolina Department of Correction (hereinafter referred to as the Department) and the County of Cabarr~ _ {hereinafter referred to as the County) that the Department shall pay, and the County shall accept the sum of $10.00 per day, per inmate, as the per diem cost of providing food, clothing, personal items, supervisma and aacessary ordiea.5, medical services to those male misdemeanants committed to the castody of the County serving sentences of 30 to 180 days. The Department shall also pay to the County extraordinary medical expenses incarred by such inmates, with extraordinary mod(ca/ expenses being defined as follows: A. Medical expenses incurred as a resull of providing health care to inmates on an in- patient (hospitalized) basis; B. Cost of replacemenl of eyeglasses and dental prostbetic devices will be paid by the Department if such eyeglasses or devices are broken while the inmate is incarcerated. provided the inmate was using the eyeglasses or devices at the time of his commitment. However, the Department will not reimburse the cos[ if il is paid by the County to a third party without prior written consent from the Chief of Medical Services of the De- partment. C. The Department wilt reimburse tho County for medical expenses when the cost exceeds $35,00 per occurrence in providing health care to tbe inmate on an out-patient (non- hospitalized) basis. The County shall on seth form as the Department shall prescribe, present a monthly statement of the per diem expense of maintaining all sach persons received serving sentences of 30 to 180 days (together with a statement of any extraordinary medical expenses incarred in the malntenaoce of such persons) to the Department, to the attention of the Assistant Secretary for Fiscal Affairs, 840 West Morgan Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603. Records of the cost for maintai~)ing all such persons shal~ be ~ept by the County, and the Department, or a representative thereof, shall have the right to inspect such records and audit the same at ahy time. The County agrees that tile custodian of the Inca[ confinement facility of sach County shall transmit any work release earnings of such person to the Department in a prompt manner. Except in thc case of an emergency, the costodian of the local cordlnenmnt facility shall contact the Chief of Medical Services of the Department for express authority prior to incarring extraor~!ina~y medical expenses in the course of maintaining parsees for whom per diem expenses are to be paid by the Department. The Depa~ment may, at its option, receive the person in need of medical care into its custody ia order to render such medical care or treatment as may be required. In an emergency, the custodian of tl)e local con* finement facility may proceed to arrange for such care and treatment as may be required, but shall immedi- ately notify the Chief of Medical So.ices of the Depadmeet as to the natere of the emergency, treatment rendered and physical condition of the person treated. The padies hereto agree and un'derstand that the ~0otinuadon of this agreement for the period set f~th herein and the fends hereonder are snbject to lhe availability of funds to ~he agony of the State of North Carolina wl~ich may he responsible for the payment of said hinds. (over)