| State |
Contact Name |
Title |
Phone |
Email |
Healthcare
Provider(s) |
|
| Alabama |
Brian
Corbett |
Public
Information Officer |
(334)
353-4053 |
Bcorbett@doc.state.al.us |
Prison
Health Services (PHS); Mental Health Management |
|
| Alaska |
Richard
Schmitz |
Public
Information Officer |
(907)
465-4652 |
richard_schmitz@correct.state.ak.us |
Government
employees; For emergencies/surgeries, inmates are taken to a local clinic or
hospital. |
|
| Arizona |
Joyce
Swanson |
Public
Information Officer |
(602)-542-5886 |
jswanson@azcorrections.gov |
Government
employees |
|
| Arkansas |
John
Byus |
Medical
Services |
(870)
267-6361 |
john.byus@arkansas.gov |
Correctional
Medical Services -- includes medical, dental and mental health for youth
offenders; everything except mental
health for adult offenders. CMS provides pharmacy support. They utilize
specialty services as necessary in community based settings. Higher lever
services (coronary care, surgery, cancer) are provided by local
hospitals. Professional services
contract between Dept. of Corrections and CMS (40 pgs) is available for
public viewing by email request, but there is a copying fee. |
|
| California |
|
|
|
|
Various private contracts. |
|
| Colorado |
Monica
Lucero |
Clinical
Health Services |
(719)
226-4573 |
|
Some
employees are privately contracted and some are DOC employees. Univ. of
Colorado provides mental health professionals through a contract. |
|
| Connecticut |
|
Public
Information Officer |
|
doc.pio@po.state.ct.us |
The
University of Connecticut Health Center |
|
| Delaware |
Sheryl
Connely |
Public
Information Officer |
(302)
739-5601 |
|
Correctional
Medical Systems (CMS) provides everything except major surgeries which are
done in a local hospital. They supply physicians, nurses, medications, mental
health care, etc. |
|
| Florida |
Larry
Purintun |
Program
Administrator |
|
parintun.larry@mail.dc.state.fl.us |
Wexford
Health; Prison Health Services (PHS); Corrections Corporation of America; GEO
Group, Inc. |
|
| Georgia |
Sara
Lamar |
Director
of Public Affairs |
(404)
651-6511 |
lipscs00@dcor.state.ga.us |
Medical
College of Georgia and MHM. Nurses are employed by the state. |
|
| Hawaii |
Wesley
Mun; June Tebaris |
Administrator
of Prison Health Services |
(808)
587-1250; (808) 587-3376 |
|
State
employees provide most care on-site. They also have contracts with local
physicians for specialized services, but no contracts with big private
healthcare providers such as CMS. |
|
| Idaho |
Theresa
Jones |
Public
Information Officer |
|
|
Prison
Health Services (PHS) |
|
| Illinois |
Dede
Short |
Public
Information Officer |
(217)
558-0518 |
|
Wexford Health; Prison
Health Services (PHS) |
|
| Indiana |
Rose
Fay Spellis |
Acting
Director of Medical Services |
|
|
As
of 9/1/05, they will contract with CMS for everything except dental services
which will be provided by Mid-America. CMS will also provide the healthcare
for the juvenile system. |
|
| Iowa |
Fred
Scaletta |
Public
Information Officer |
(515)
242-5707 |
|
Government
employees |
|
| Kansas |
Frances
Breyne |
Public
Information Officer |
(785)
296-5873 |
|
Correct
Care Solutions |
|
| Kentucky |
John
Tarant |
Public
Information Officer |
(502)
564-4726; (859) 533-1524 Cell |
lisa.lamb@ky.gov |
Combination
-- Many are state employees (physicians, nurses, etc). They also utilize a
nurse agency contract. Also involved in a public/private partnership with the
Univ. of Kentucky. Also have a contract with Correct Care; they provide about
50 staff members across the state (mostly nurses). Mental health is
completely state operated. Pharmaceuticals are contracted with an
out-of-state pharmacy. Juvenile system is fully state operated -- no staff is
provided outside of government employees. |
|
| Louisiana |
Pam
Laborde |
|
|
plaborde@corrections.state.la.us |
Government
employees. In addition, Bio Medical of Louisiana provides dialysis treatment
to inmates for $280 per treatment for the first three years and $260 per
treatment in years 4 and 5. Women's Hospital of Baton Rouge provides
mammography services for female inmates at $70 per screening. |
|
| Maine |
Denise
Lord |
Public
Information Officer |
(207)-287-2711 |
denise.v.lord@maine.gov |
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS); Pharmacorp for prescriptions. |
|
| Maryland |
Walt
Wersching; Sharon Bockum |
Office
of Inmate Health Services |
(410)
585-3367; Sharon (410) 585-3380 |
|
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS) -- staffing only contract. MHM provides mental
healthcare. Dental contract with FCM
MTC. Prescriptions contract with Correct RX. Telemedical contract with CMS.
Wexford contract for utilization management. There is both on-site and
off-site care. |
|
| Massachusetts |
Susan
Martin |
Health
Services |
(508)
279-8633 |
|
Contract
entirely with UMass -- physicians, dentists, nurses, mental health
professionals, prescriptions, etc.
They come to the prisons to provide care. Contact them at (508) 475-3220. |
|
| Michigan |
Leo
Lalonde/ Nancy Martin |
Public
Information Officer |
(517)
335-1025 |
lalondlr@michigan.gov |
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS). |
|
| Minnesota |
Mike
Hermiding |
Health
Services |
(651)
632-3593 |
|
Combination:
Correctional Medical Services (CMS) for all physicians, psychiatrists, optometrists, physical therapists, off-site
services such as hospitalizations, prescriptions, and lab services. All
nursing staff, health services administrators, dentists, and psychologists
are employees of the state. |
|
| Mississippi |
Suzanne
Singletary |
Public
Information Officer |
(601)
359-5608 |
ssingletary@mdoc.state.ms.us |
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS). |
|
| Missouri |
Karla
Gier |
Health
Services |
|
Karla.Gier@doc.mo.gov |
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS) for all health care. CMS regional office is located at
3702 West Truman Boulevard, Suite 104, Jefferson City, MO 65109.
Contact Ralf Salke, Vice President of Operations, at (573) 635-5315. |
|
| Montana |
Kathy
Redfern |
Health
Services Bureau Chief |
(406)
846-1320 ext. 2448 |
credfern@mt.gov |
Government
employees with a few contracts for specialties such as dentistry and physical
therapy. Diamond Pharmaceuticals provides prescriptions. |
|
| Nebraska |
Steve
King |
Public
Information Officer |
(402)
471-2654 |
sking@dcs.state.ne.us |
Medical
facilities are within institutions. Physicians and nurses are state
employees. The state has its own pharmacy and its own substance abuse and
mental health professionals. Only one prison (Tecumseh) is privately
contracted, and that contract is with CMS. |
|
| Nevada |
F.
Schlottman |
Public
Information Officer |
(775)
887-3285 |
fschlottman@doc.nv.gov |
Government
employees. |
|
| New
Hampshire |
Dr.
Bob McLoud |
Medical
Services |
(603)
271-3707 |
|
Combination:
Nurses, physical therapists, and medical records staff are employed by the
state. Local physicians are privately
contracted. Mental Health: they have a
contract with the Dartmouth Dept. of Psychiatry (6 physicians). |
|
| New Jersey |
Deirdre
Fedkenheuer |
Public
Information Officer |
|
deirdre.fedkenheurer@doc.state.nj.us |
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS) for physical care; University of Medicine and
Dentistry, New Jersey for mental healthcare |
|
| New Mexico |
Delores
Martinez |
Public
Information Officer |
(505)
827-8280 |
|
Wexford
Health |
|
| New York |
Tracey
Gecewicz |
Health
Services |
(212)
402-0606 |
|
The
vast majority of health services made available to New York State prison
inmates are provided by New York State employees. Contracting with
individual, non-employee providers is essentially limited to specialty care
services and is coordinated through the Department's Division of Health
Services. Should additional information about service delivery be required,
contact the Division's staff at 518-402-0606. |
|
| North Carolina |
George
Dudley |
Public
Information Officer |
(919)
716-3700 |
|
Government
employees |
|
| North Dakota |
Kathleen
Bachmeier |
|
(701)
328-6232 |
kbachmei@state.nd.us |
Government
employees |
|
| Ohio |
Kay
Downing |
Health
Services |
(614)
728-9986 |
kay.downing@odrc.state.oh.us |
Combination:
4 prisons have inpatient and outpatient care covered by Correctional
Medical Services (CMS) -- they cover up to $15K per
patient per hospital admission and any remaining balance is paid by prison;
24 prisons have contracts with local physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists; 1 state prison is covered
by Wexford Health. Rxs
are provided by the state. State also has a contract with Ohio State
University for hospitalizations, long-term treatment, and for a 6-bed hospice
unit. Frasier Health Center has a dialysis unit with 18 machines -- inmates
are transported there for treatment or are housed there. |
|
| Oklahoma |
Dennis
Cotner |
Medical
Services Division |
(405)
962-6139 |
dennis.cotner@doc.state.ok.us |
Government
employees; In addition, they have an agreement with a community hospital for
21 beds of inpatient care. Also, state law allows Dept. of Correction to
utilize the state teaching hospital at no cost to the DOC. |
|
| Oregon |
Perin
Damon |
Health
Services |
(503)
378-5593 |
|
Department
of Correction employees work on-site. They also contract out with private
physicians for specialty services and inmates are transferred off-site
(orthopedics, eye examinations, primary care in rural institutions). |
|
| Pennsylvania |
Alan
Fogel |
Director
of the Bureau of Healthcare Services |
(717)
731-7793 |
afogel@state.pa.us |
Prison
Health Services (PHS); MHM Services, Inc. (mental healthcare); Diamond
Pharmacies of PA (prescriptions). |
|
| Rhode Island |
Dr.
Michael Poshkus |
Medical
Program Director |
(401)
462-1000 |
michael.poshkus@doc.ri.gov |
Government
employees (physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and nurses) provide
the majority of healthcare. In addition, they have contracts with community
physicians to supply specialty services (i.e.. HIV care, orthopedics,
ophthalmology, general surgery, podiatry, ENT). |
|
| South Carolina |
Robert
Wood (Bob) |
Director
of Medical Support |
(803)
896-8578 |
|
Government
employees -- some at individual prisons. They also have a bus system that
sends inmates to a centralized clinic where there are individual private
contracts with orthopedists, dentists, etc. They also use consulting
physicians across the state. Patients get sent out of the prison healthcare
system if they need too much medical attention. |
|
| South Dakota |
Michael
Winder |
|
|
michael.winder@state.sd.us |
Government
employees |
|
| Tennessee |
Amanda
Sluss |
|
(615)
741-1000 |
|
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS). |
|
| Texas |
|
Medical
Services |
(936)
437-3542 |
|
University
of Texas Medical Branch; Texas Tech University Health Science Center |
|
| Utah |
Jack
Ford |
|
(801)
545-5500 |
|
University
of Utah Medical Center; For cancer/surgery/dialysis, inmates are sent to the
University of Utah hospital. They have a contract with a local eye clinic for
eye care. No outside physicians come to the prison -- inmates are either
treated by staff physicians (9 full time drs, 50 nurses) or are taken
off-site. They also use TeleMed; cameras are set up in infirmaries and
doctors at the Univ. of UT will advise them over the camera or tell them they
need to transfer the prisoner to the University Hospital.
|
|
| Vermont |
Diane
Bogden |
Chief of Health Services |
(802)
241-2298 |
|
Prison
Health Services (PHS) |
|
| Virginia |
Larry
Traylor |
Public
Information Officer |
|
larry.traylor@vadoc.virginia.gov |
Prison
Health Services (PHS) |
|
| Washington |
BJ
Ehrlich |
|
(360)
586-9524 |
|
Some
are employees of the state and some are individual contracts with private
physicians. No contracts for mental health. State will have its own pharmacy
soon. |
|
| West Virginia |
Kate
Lucas |
Health
Services Administrator |
(304)
442-7213 |
|
Correctional
Medical Services (CMS) |
|
| Wisconsin |
John
Dipko |
Public
Information Officer |
|
john.dipko@doc.state.wi.us |
Government
employees. In addition, they have a few local contracts for orthopedics,
optometry, ambulance, etc. |
|
| Wyoming |
Anne
Cybulski-Sandlian |
Health
Services Administrator |
(307)
777-5818 |
|
Prison
Health Services (PHS) provides medical, dental, vision, acute and chronic
psych, substance abuse, sex offender, dual diagnosis, and pharmacy care. As
much care as possible is done on-site. |
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