Office of Clinical Services

The Office of Clinical Services and Inmate Health, under the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Programs, Treatment, and Reentry, is responsible for the provision of treatment to incarcerated individuals under the control and custody of the Department. Healthcare treatment is delivered in an integrated fashion to address the full range of needs and to ensure a continuum of care from the point of intake through incarceration, and release to the community. The healthcare services offered include: medical health, mental health, dental health, and substance use treatment that comport with community standards; treatment program opportunities to address criminal behavior; and release planning assistance to ensure continuity of care and continued treatment upon release. These services are provided through the following distinct treatment units:

Office of Inmate Health

This unit oversees a health care delivery system that provides comprehensive primary, secondary, specialty health and hospitalization services to the pretrial populations. The healthcare system provides medical, psychiatric, dental, and pharmacy services consistent with generally accepted standards of care through competitively bid contractual relationships with private healthcare providers having expertise in their respective health discipline. Direct service clinical practitioners are located on site, in numbers and type, consistent with the needs of the population. The services delivered by these practitioners and the performance of the private healthcare providers are continually monitored by the staff of the Office of Clinical Services and Incarcerated Individual Health to ensure contract compliance and quality of care. For more detailed information on the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, go to Procurement.