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Temporary Medical Services
ClassificationContract TypeManagerPhone#
Goods & ServicesStateTermPortia Davis803.737.5473

Description:
Temporary medical staffing services with Locum Tenens. The State has established a minimum and maximum hourly pay rate for each position. Contractors will invoice the State at the hourly pay rate, as determined by the UGU, plus the markup percentage. Contractors and UGUs may not pay any position less than the minimum rate or exceed the established maximum hourly pay rate.

UGUs (Using Governmental Units) may negotiate the rate at which they are willing to pay. 

The Contractor is responsible for any temporary medical personnel assigned to the UGU as an employee. The Contractor shall pay all wages, vacation/holiday pay, insurance, and taxes relating to their employment. The State will not be responsible for any insurance requirements that may be necessary for the Contractor or the medical services provider, including malpractice insurance.

 

***CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE COVERAGE ARE TO BE FURNISHED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT.***


DRUG SCREENING
If the UGU determines it is necessary before or during the assignment. The minimum drug screening requirement is the US Department of Health & Human Services' 5-panel DOT screening.

Contract Modification Effective August 22, 2023
Overtime Hours Worked - The Contractor may charge up to 25% an additional markup only on the overtime hours worked by the temporary medical staff.
Holiday - 
The State will allow payment of double time for temporary medical employees working on holidays recognized by the State. Holiday pay is allowable on the actual date of the holiday and not the date the State observes the holiday. The contractor may charge up to an additional 25% markup only on the holiday hours worked by the temporary medical staff.

State Holidays - New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Confederate Memorial Day, National Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Day After Christmas. 
 

Temporary Medical Services
Start Date: 11/18/2022  |  End Date: 11/17/2024
Solicitation#: 5400024065
Attachments:
Temporary Medical Staff Vendors