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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
Total Appropriation...............................................
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Ch. 439
144,735,036
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
.It is the intent of the General Assembly that
the Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services include provisions
in all future inmate medical contracts
that cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)
provided to the contractor shall not be in
effect until the same day of the fiscal year
that COLAs are provided for all State
employees. This provision would apply to
all regions of the State of Maryland
covering offenders under the jurisdiction
of the Division of Correction, Patuxent
Institution, and the Division of Pretrial
Detention and Services. The department
should make every effort to incorporate
such provisions, consistent with
legislative intent, for the medical contract
renewal period beginning July 1, 2003.
Provided that the Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS)
shall furnish a report delineating the
progress of the pilot program regarding
American Correctional Association (ACA)
accreditation for facilities now in place at
the Western and Eastern Correctional
Institutions. The report shall address the
costs and schedule for the proposed
implementation of the program to all other
institutions, estimated additional cost
impact by institution, and how these
additional costs will be absorbed within
the institution's appropriation.
Additionally, the report will address
the potential benefits of being
accredited and any potential
disadvantages. The report shall be due
by August 16, 2002. The budget
committees shall have 45 days from the
date of receipt of the report to review and
comment.
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