Q -- Inpatient Care for inmate

DUMC/DUKE PDC shall provide Community-Based Hospital/Physician Services which conform to community standards and all local, state, and Federal laws and regulations applicable to the delivery of health care to members of the general public. Contractor shall provide services for federal offenders held in custody of the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC), Old NC Hwy 75, Butner, North Carolina 27509. This will be a contractual arrangement between the contractor and the Federal Government and does not constitute an employer/employee relationship. The contractor must accomplish a specific result without supervision, within the contractor?s own determination. Payment will be based on the provision of an end product or the accomplishment of a specific result. The contractor will not be subject to Government supervision. However, the Government may evaluate the quality of professional and administrative services provided, but retains no control over the aspects of services rendered (e.g. professional judgements, diagnosis for specific medical treatment). The contractor will indemnify the Government for any liability producing act or omission by the contractor; its employees and agent occurring during contract performance. The contractor shall maintain during the term of this contract liability insurance carrier of mot less than the following amount(s) per specialty which is not less than 1,000,000.00 each occurrence and 1,000,000.00 in the aggregate. When physician services resulting from a Bureau referral are performed in a community-based setting (e.g., hospital facility, surgical center, physician?s office, etc.), the Contractor shall provide the services of professional medical staff who have appropriate educational qualification, experience, licensure, and board certification (where required). If requested by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall be required to document primary source verification of the credentials for each provider including: current license from the appropriate State Board of Medical Examiners, education from professional schools or universities, evidence of completion of internships and/or residences as appropriate. Physicians performing under this contract shall be currently privileged at the contract facility. The contractor shall provide facility services on an as-needed basis in a manner which adheres to community standards of quality and cost-effective medical care. The services may include inpatient facility and outpatient facility, including emergency room services. Inpatient visits for non-emergency services shall require private room accommodations with available space for up to three armed or unarmed guards per inmate. There shall be an open line of communication between the Contractor, its representatives, and the FCC to ensure that only those services ordered by the institution are provided, unless required for intervention in a life-threatening emergency. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, the Contractor shall contact FCC Butner within a 24-hour time period or the next normal working day. All FCC referrals shall be the sole responsibility and decision of the Government. No inmate may be transferred to another medical facility, with exception of emergency cases, without advanced approval by authorized FCC medical staff.