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Hudson County officials prepare new procurement for jail medical services as WellPath parent faces bankruptcy
Summary
County counsel and the administrator told commissioners they had cleared procurement specifications with the county Comptroller and will issue an RFP for correctional medical services after receiving state clearance; officials said they had seen no service interruption but warned of gaps in secure hospital placements for patients with serious mental illness.
Hudson County officials said Tuesday they will move forward with a public procurement for jail medical services after the county shared proposed specifications with the state Comptroller.
Donato J. Battista, Hudson County Counsel, told the Board of County Commissioners the county had circulated a proposed set of specifications to the Comptroller and expects a response before issuing the request for proposals. “Once they've cleared it, we will issue the RFP by a public procurement process,” Battista said. He added that, to his knowledge, “there has been no interruption in the services that are being provided by WellPath.”
County Administrator Abraham Antun said the RFP process is…
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