3.1 Personnel
The contractor shall prepare
and submit a detailed technical and cost proposal to the Government
within 30 calendar days after receipt of a CSA request. No services
shall be provided under this section until a formal contract action
is executed by a Defense Health Agency (DHA) Contracting Officer
(CO).
3.1.1 Individual Professional Providers
3.1.1.1 The contractor shall furnish
individual professional providers who meet or exceed the criteria contained
in
32 CFR 199.6,
TRICARE Policy Manual (TPM),
Chapter
11, and the requirements of this chapter.
3.1.1.2 The contractor shall provide
personnel accepted and credentialed by the Market/MTF within 90 calendar
days of receiving the executed contract action, or within the time
frame otherwise established between the parties and identified within
the Performance Work Statement (PWS) or the Statement of Work (SOW)/Specification.
3.1.2 Clinical
Support Personnel
3.1.2.1 The contractor shall furnish
clinical support personnel who are licensed or certified to practice
in the state and in their specialty where such licensing or certification
are available and meet facility requirements of where the individual
will practice. Clinical support personnel obtained on a personal
services basis must meet the licensure requirements of 10 USC Section
1094. The facility specific requirements will be contained in each
PWS or SOW.The contractor shall furnish clinical support personnel
who are licensed or certified to practice in the state and in their
specialty where such licensing or certification are available and
meet facility requirements of where the individual will practice.
Clinical support personnel obtained on a personal services basis
must meet the licensure requirements of 10 USC Section 1094. The
facility specific requirements will be contained in each PWS or
SOW.
3.1.2.2 The contractor shall provide
clinical support personnel accepted and credentialed by the Market/MTF
within 60 calendar days of receiving the executed contract action,
or within the time frame otherwise established between the parties
and identified within the PWS or SOW.
3.1.2.2.1 The contractor shall furnish
qualified health care personnel with the necessary credentials to
meet the Market/MTF privileging requirements in accordance with
the specifications contained in the PWS or SOW.
3.1.2.2.2 The contractor shall provide
the documentation supporting the fulfillment of the requirements
to the Market/MTF credentialing office where the individual will
work 30 calendar days prior to the individual’s first day of work.
3.1.3 Supervision
of CSA Personnel
3.1.3.1 CSA personnel may be obtained
on a personal services basis or a non-personal services basis as specified
in the PWS/SOW.
3.1.3.2 The contractor shall supervise
all CSA personnel obtained on a non-personal services basis for
the purposes of directing the terms and conditions of employment.
This does not preclude Market/MTF oversight on administrative aspects
of patient care activities, such as scheduling, peer review, quality
assessment.
3.1.3.3 The contractor’s furnished
personnel shall comply with privileging requirements, utilization
review/management criteria, quality assessment, criteria, and peer
review and quality of care reviews in accordance with the policy,
procedures, and regulatory provisions established for Government
practitioners (
32 CFR 199.15,
199.16, and
TPM,
Chapter 11).
3.1.3.4 The contractor’s CSA personnel
shall comply with all Market/MTF-specific requirements including
all local Employee Health Program (EHP), Federal Occupational Safety
Act and Health Act (OSHA), Bloodborne Pathogens Program (BBP) requirements,
and Market/MTF training requirements.
3.1.4 Credentialing
of CSA Program Personnel
3.1.4.1 The contractor shall provide
the Market/MTF with individual professional providers who meet the credentialing
and privileging requirements of
32
CFR 199.6.
3.1.4.2 The contractor’s CSA personnel
shall comply with the licensing and credentialing directives of
the Market/MTF and fully participate in Market/MTF quality assessment
and improvement activities required by the Market/MTF.
3.1.4.2.1 DoD requirements for the basic
credentials and privileging of health care providers are set forth
in
32 CFR 199.6 and
DoD Directives (DoDD) 6025.6, 6025.11, and 6024.14.
3.1.4.2.2 The contractor shall provide
the Market Directors/MTF Directors with all documentation required by
these and all applicable Army, Navy, or Air Force directives at
least 30 calendar days prior to the provider’s first day of work
in the Market/MTF.
3.1.4.2.3 The contractor shall provide
the Market Director/MTF Director with the original and one copy
of all information on credentials for civilian providers working
in the Market/MTF. (The original document will be returned upon
the completion of the MTF/Market credentialing process.)
3.1.4.2.4 The contractor shall query
the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) for each provider upon
initial appointment and every two years thereafter and for providing
the Market Director/MTF Director with copies of the NPDB report
each time one is received on a CSA professional provider.
3.1.4.3 The contractor shall credential
all clinical support personnel in accordance with the PWS or SOW.
3.1.4.4 The contractor shall provide
the documentation supporting the fulfillment of the requirements
to the Market/MTF where the individual will work at least 30 calendar
days prior to the individual’s first day of work.
3.1.5 Contractor
Liability for CSA Program Personnel
3.1.5.1 The contractor shall be solely
liable for negligent acts or omissions of personnel supplied by
the contractor on a non-personal services basis.
3.1.5.2 The contractor shall ensure
that all individual professional providers and clinical support
personnel provided on a non-personal services basis maintain full
professional liability insurance as required by the contract.
3.2 Reports
The contractor shall provide
a monthly CSA report. For reporting requirements, see DD Form 1423,
Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), located in Section J of
the applicable contract.