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Conmed Healthcare Management Inc. signed a $220,000 transitional contract with Pima County Monday to provide medical services for inmates at the county jail.

The contract will allow Conmed to develop a plan for the jail to switch from its existing provider of medical, dental and behavioral health services by Aug. 1, according to a news release.

The Board of Supervisors approved a two-year, $18.5 million contract with the current provider, Correctional Medical Services, in 2006. Citing poor quality and lack of contract compliance — such as meeting staffing levels and providing timely care — the county decided to drop the provider.

The new provider has been in the business since its formation in Maryland in 1984, the news release says. It currently services detention centers and correctional facilities in 31 counties in six states, including Washington, Oregon, Kansas, Virginia, Arizona and Maryland, according to the release. Its services have expanded to include mental health, pharmacy and out-of-facility healthcare services.