Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 9/6/2022
Item Status: New
From: Wanda Gautney, Purchasing Director / Sheriff Hoss Mack / Chief Anthony Lowery / Major Steve Author / Connie Dudgeon, Sheriff Office Finance Director
Submitted by: Wanda Gautney, Purchasing Director
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Competitive Bid #WG22-66 - Provision of Off-site Inmate Healthcare Billing Services for the Baldwin County Correctional Facility
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
1) Approve the specifications for the Provision of Off-site Inmate Healthcare Billing Services and authorize the Purchasing Director to place a competitive bid; and
2) Further, authorize the Chairman/Purchasing Division Commissioner for the Baldwin County Commission to approve any necessary addendums or clarifications if required after the bid is advertised.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office has requested a competitive bid be placed for off-site inmate healthcare billing services. The provider would be responsible for re-pricing medical claims and providing a tracking system for claims and reasons for claims. A previous provider delivered this information as well as savings for the County Commission by negotiating some of the Medicare rates. This contract would also allow the medical services provider to handle the medical care of inmates incarcerated in the Corrections Center and eliminate processing medical claims.
The current medical services provider, Quality Correctional Health Care, Inc., re-prices off-site medical claims for the County Commission in addition to providing medical services for county inmates and have been able to provide savings for the County Commission. The contract with Quality Correctional Health Care, Inc., for the medical services does not require this provider to provide a system where medical claims can be tracked for payment as well as for the reason for the claim. This is information that is needed to track payment of claims to ensure duplicate payments are not processed and for pulling medical reports for various reasons by the BCSO/Corrections Command.
Previous Commission action/date: 10/01/2019: BCC approved Quality Correctional Health Care, Inc. agreement
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: 9/06/2022
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Wanda Gautney, Purchasing Director
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Mail Bids
Additional instructions/notes: N/A