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Pima County extends NAF Care jail health contract while staff map path to in-house services
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to extend NAF Care’s correctional health contract through Sept. 30, 2027, while directing staff to prepare monthly transition work and liability analyses to evaluate bringing medical and behavioral-health care in-house.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Sept. 16 to extend a contract with NAF Care Inc. for correctional health services and ordered staff to develop a plan and timeline to evaluate bringing those services back under county control.
The agreement authorizes up to $53,763,925.33 to cover medical and behavioral-health care in county detention facilities through Sept. 30, 2027. Chair Scott moved the item and Supervisor Allen seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Board members said they support a careful, time‑bound evaluation of a transition to county-operated correctional health rather than an immediate change. Supervisor Hines said she wants an in‑house system, ideally in 12 months, and asked staff to pursue the fastest safe path.…
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