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Cass County Jail Proposals for Coverage of Medication Administration April 2005 Option One · Train all Correctional officers in Medication Administration. CO's will then be responsible for all routine medication administration. (Routine administration will no longer be done by nursing staff). Initial training time would be extensive to train current staff. Nursing hours would not change. Estimated Cost 20 hours of initial training, would be done in group settings. One-on-one clinical training and follow-up ( ~ 4 hours per CO) RN Training Time 5 sessions initial training X 20 hours X $25 per hour One-on-one training 4hours x 70 CO's X $25 per hour Training for new CO as hired, 24 hours X $25 per hour 2,500 7,000 600 License Fee $35 license fee per CO (70) 2,450 CO Staff training time 20 hrs X $14 per hour X 70 CO's 19,600 TOTAL: $32,150 One time cost of ~ $32,150, with the exception of costs for new hires. Assumption is that Correctional Officers will be doing all routine med passes. Option Two · Hire Medication Administration Assistants through Fargo Cass Public Health to provide coverage of 5pm and 9pm med passes M - F and 1 pm, 5pm, and 9pm med passes on the weekends. Medication Assistants would be at the jail from 5pm till 1 Opm Monday through Friday and from 12 noon to 10pm on Saturday and Sunday. The Medication Assistants could also help with paper work, filing, etc. This option would provide optimal coverage and allow for adequate nursing supervision of the med aides. This option would also allow nursing staff to focus on other necessary duties, and could perhaps alleviate the current need for additional RN staff. Total Med Aid hours of 45 hours per week Estimated Cost 45 hrs per week X $13 per hour X 52 week $30,420 per year Annual cost of - $30,420 per year. Nursing staff would be doing all med administration.