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Sheriff says Baptist Health will shift services as board approves jail health contract amendments
Summary
Floyd County commissioners approved two amendments to the jail health-services contract, including a September–December reimbursement adjustment and an operational change in February that shifts blood draws away from Baptist Health while adding 84 nursing hours overnight.
Floyd County Sheriff Steve Bush told the Board of Commissioners that the county needs two amendments to its jail health-services contract: a reimbursement adjustment covering September through December and an operational change beginning in February. Under the February change, Baptist Health will stop performing blood draws and will instead provide an additional 84 nursing hours to cover night shifts.
Commissioner Frank Loop moved to accept the amendments contingent on County Attorney Rick Fox’s review; the motion, seconded by Jason Sharp, passed unanimously. The board did not record any dissenting concerns in the minutes about the clinical implications or cost beyond the stated reimbursement adjustment.
The amendments were characterized in the meeting minutes as administrative refinements to current services; no new vendor was named, and no dollar figure for the reimbursement adjustment was provided in the record. The board’s action was recorded as approval with no further follow-up assigned in the minutes.
