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Control Number: 401.06.03.008 Version: 4.0 Title: Special Needs Treatment Plans Page Number: 2 of 4 Idaho Department of Correction PURPOSE The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to establish a program ensuring inmates with significant health conditions receive ongoing multidisciplinary care. RESPONSIBILITY Health Authority The health authority is responsible for  Monitoring and overseeing all aspects of health care services  Ensuring implementation and continued practice of the provisions provided in this standard operating procedure If health care is contracted, the health authority is responsible for  Reviewing and approving all applicable contract medical provider policy, procedure, and forms before implementation  Monitoring the contract medical provider’s performance, reviewing processes, procedures, forms, and protocols used by the contract medical provider to ensure compliance with all health care-related requirements of contracts , this standard operating procedure, and NCCHC standards P-G-01 and P-G-02 Contract Medical Provider The contract medical provider is responsible for  Implementing and practic ing all provisions of this standard operating procedure, unless specifically exempted by written contracts  Establishing a uniform special needs treatment plan format for all facilities covered by their respective contracts  Ensuring the presence of a qualified facility health authority in each facility covered by their respective contracts  Ensuring facility health authorities use all applicable contract medical provider policy, procedure, forms, and educational information to fulfill all health care-related requirements provided in this standard operating procedure, NCCHC standard P-G- 01, NCCHC s tandard P-G-02, or as indicated in their respective contracts  Establishing and monitoring procedures to ensure that a proactive program exists providing care for special needs patients who require close medical supervision or multidisciplinary care  Monitoring the facility health authority’s performance to ensure compliance with this standard operating procedure  Ensuring all applicable contract medical pr ovider policy, procedure, and forms are submitted to the health authority for review and approval before im plementation Nothing in this standard operating procedure relieves the contract medical provider(s) of any obligation or responsibility of respective contractual agreements.