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Department of Corrections Office of Health Services Contract Monitoring Report, FL, Dade CI July through December 2023, 2024
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Department of Corrections Office of Health Services Contract Monitoring Report Date of Report: June 17, 2024 Period Reviewed: July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023 Institution: Dade CI Contractor: Centurion of Florida, LLC Report Number Dade CI A1- 1/24 Contract Number: C3076 Monitoring Type: Annual Performance Outcomes, Measures, and Standards Monitoring Semi-Annual Performance Outcomes, Measures, and Standards Monitoring Ad Hoc Monitoring Monitoring Dates: 1/30/24, 2/7/24, 3/4/24, 3/5/24, and 5/30/24 Monitoring Team Members Taylor Rucks Team Leader Sabrina Matos, RN Clinical Nursing Monitor Elizabeth English-Lindsay, RN Clinical Nursing Monitor Michelle Kimutis, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Monitor Raymond Gonzalez, Psy.D. Clinical Mental Health Monitor John Joffre, DDS Dental Clinical Monitor Contract Monitoring Report Dade CI June 2024 Page 2 Background: The Department conducted contract monitoring in accordance with criteria outlined in the Office of Health Services Monitoring Plan. This monitoring included the following components: X X X X X desk review of records related to service delivery (including documents and databases) on-site review of records maintained by the Contractor interviews with Contractor and/or Department staff review of grievances filed by inmates regarding Contractor’s service delivery review of monitoring, audits, investigations, reviews, evaluations, or other actions by external agencies (e.g., Correctional Medical Authority, American Correctional Association and/or National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Department of Health, etc.). Other (explain: ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ The monitoring was conducted utilizing random sampling methodology and a standard instrument that was adopted specifically for this contract. Summary of Findings: During the monitoring review, the team identified the following findings. Performance Measures A total of 70 performance measures were applicable for this monitoring review. We found that 34 performance measures reviewed did not meet the required standard in the contract. See attachment A for a detailed list of these 34 measures. A list of all 70 measures reviewed is provided in attachment B. Required Contractor Corrective Action: In accordance with the Contract Monitoring Plan, if a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) is required, it should be submitted 10 days following the receipt of the final monitoring report. The CAP closure is expected within 90 days from the date-of-receipt of a written monitoring report. For all other Corrective Action Plan requirements, see Section III., V. of the contract. A CAP folder should be maintained at the institution to track progress and keep closure records. Supporting documentation of training should include, training attendance sign-in sheets, name of the trainer, documents used for the training, and any documentation from medical records to document that the training corrected the issue or finding. Grady Enlow Deputy Director of Health Services Administration
