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Committee renews medical and mental-health screening contract for Fire Rescue
Summary
IRPS approved the first renewal option for an annual contract with SightMed North America LLC to provide medical and mental-health screening and evaluations for Fire Rescue, amount not to exceed $300,000 through May 31, 2026.
The IRPS committee approved exercising the first renewal option of an annual contract with SightMed North America LLC for medical and mental-health screening and evaluations of DeKalb County Fire Rescue personnel. The renewal extends the contract through May 31, 2026, for an amount not to exceed $300,000.
A presenter said the screenings were first funded by a grant about three years earlier and that the county wishes to continue cancer screening and mental-health evaluations alongside the annual physicals firefighters receive. Participation in the voluntary program was initially low but screening in the first round identified some cancer cases, which the presenter said later increased participation.
Commissioners approved the renewal through a voice vote. The committee did not specify eligibility criteria beyond the presenter’s statement that screening participation is voluntary.
