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Supervisors approve amendment to jail medical contract reducing psychiatry hours and adding mental-health staff
Summary
The board approved an amendment to the county's contract with the jail medical provider to cut psychiatric nurse practitioner FTE from 1.2 to 0.5, add a 1.0 FTE mental-health professional and allow substitution of psychiatric hours under specified ratios; the change was presented as a cost-saving measure and to increase clinical time.
County staff told the board on Aug. 12 that the jail medical-services contract will be amended to shift staffing and reduce costs while maintaining clinical coverage.
Nate (county jail staff) explained the recommended amendment would reduce the psychiatric nurse-practitioner position from 1.2 full-time-equivalent (FTE) to 0.5 FTE and add a 1.0-FTE mental-health professional (social worker or nurse) to handle follow-up tasks and screenings. The amendment also lets the contractor substitute two hours of…
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