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Sheriff wins short-term renewal of jail health contract; holiday pay practice to change
Summary
The board approved a contract renewal with ACH for correctional healthcare through Dec. 31 and accepted a modest contract increase; the county will stop prepaying holiday nursing pay and will pay only for hours worked.
Blue Earth County commissioners on July 22 approved a short-term renewal of the county jail's correctional healthcare contract with ACH through Dec. 31, pending a planned evaluation of alternative providers.
Sheriff Orsall told the board that the existing ACH contract expires at the end of the month and that the county normally renews annually from Aug. 1 to July 31. Given that the department is exploring…
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