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Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Wellpath-5th Amendment, 2019

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CJ 2020-0007
COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL
COOS COUNTY, OREGON

Coos County Filing Cover Sheet
TO:

Coos County Clerk's Office

FROM :

Sheriff's Office

01/03/2020 9 :38:44 AM

Please file the attached document in the selected category indicated in
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INDEXING INFORMATION
Affected Parties Names:
Wellpath

Subject of Document :
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Fifth Amendment Effective October 1, 2019

Resolution or Order#:
Document Remarks:
Amended by Removing Section 1.1.1 in its entiety and replacing it with
the following - See Attached

Date of Meeting or of Document:

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December 3, 2019

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR INMATE HEALTH CARE
SERVICES AT COOS COUNTY, OREGON ·
This Fifth Amendment. effeclive October I, 2019 (this "Amendment"), to the Agreement
for -Inmate Health Care Services, effective September I, 20'I 6 (the "Agreement"), is by and
between the County of Coos, a political subdivisioT) of the State of Oregon (hereinafter, "County")
and Wellpat~ LLC (hereinafter, ·'Wellpath").
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to ·modify the Agreement to set new timetables for initial
screenings and to futther clarify the duties and obligations of the Pa.rties; and
WHE~EAS, in accordance with Section I 1.15, the Patties desire to amend the Agreement
and memorialize such changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contafoed and
other good and vaiuable consideration, the r~ceipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
I. RECITALS. The Patties hereto incorporate the foregoing redtals as ·a material portion of this
Amendment.
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2. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE AGREEMENT. The Agreement shall be
amended by removing Section 1. 1.1 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
1.1.1

RECEIVING ·scREENING. A receiving screenfog of a COVERED PERSON
shall be ·performed as soon as possible after the COVERED PERSON's
booking into the JAIL, not to exceed 16 hours after the COVERED PERSON's
arrival at the JAIL. Wellpath staff shall be responsible for prioritizing the
screening of COVERED PERSONS based on all_available information and in
accordance with the professional judgment of We II path staff.

3. SEVERABILITY. If any terms or provisions of this Amendment or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of
this Amendment or the application of such tenn or provision to person or circumstance other
than those as-to.which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby and each
term and provision of this Amendment shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
4. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed to them under the Agreerilent.

5.

REMAINING PROVISIONS. The remaining provisions of the Agreement not amended by
this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed in their
names or their official acts by their respective representatives, each of whom is duly authorized to
execute the same.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED AS STATED ABOVE:
COOSCOUNTY,OREGON

WELLPATH LLC

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Date: 11/14/2019

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