Contract Monitoring Report

Apalachee C.I.

June 2021

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Department of Corrections

Office of Health Services

Contract Monitoring Report



Date of Report:       	June 24, 2021	

	

Period Reviewed:  	January through March 2021	



Institution:            	Apalachee Correctional Institution       

    		

Contractor:              	Centurion of Florida, LLC	Contract Number: C2930



Report Number           A2-06/21

  	

Monitoring Type:



	Annual Performance Outcomes, Measures, and Standards    

           	Monitoring

	Semi-Annual Performance Outcomes, Measures, and Standards 

          	Monitoring

	Ad Hoc Monitoring



Monitoring Dates:  	May 4th through June 16th, 2021



Monitoring Team Members:



Monica Crutchfield		 	Team Leader

Lisa Clark, BSN /RN			Clinical Nursing Monitor

Michelle Schouest, RN	 	Clinical Nursing Monitor

Michelle Kimutis, PharmD		Clinical Pharmacy Monitor
Marra Gibson, Phd			Clinical Mental Health Monitor

Gregory Becker, DDS			Clinical Dental Monitor



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	desk review of records related to service delivery (including documents and databases)

X	on-site review of records maintained by the Contractor

X	interviews with Contractor and/or Department staff

X	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: ___________________________________________________

	________________________________________________________________

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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 36 performance measures were applicable for this monitoring review.   We found that 13 performance measures reviewed did not meet the required standard in the contract. See attachment A for a detailed list of these 13 measures.  A list of all 36 measures reviewed is provided in attachment B.



Required Contractor Corrective Action:



In accordance with the Contract Monitoring Plan, the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) should be submitted 10 days following the receipt of the final monitoring report.



The CAP closure is expected within 90 calendar days from the date-of-receipt of a written monitoring report.  For all other Corrective Action Plan requirements, see Section II., W. 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.







Laura Carter

Chief of Health Services Administration