AGREEMENT #A3881
AMENDMENT #2
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BETWEEN
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AND
CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC
This is an Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement (“Agreement”) between the Florida Department
of Corrections (“Department”) and Centurion of Florida, LLC (“Participating Entity”) that enables the
Department to collaborate as partners with the Participating Entity for the purpose of ensuring the
operational integrity of the Department’s Doctoral Psychology Internship Program and the Post-Doctoral
Psychology Residency Program.
This Amendment:
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Revises Section I., TERM OF AGREEMENT;
Revises Section II., A., Overview, third paragraph;
Revises Section II., B., Responsibilities of the Department, 2.;
Revises Section II., C., Responsibilities of the Participating Entity;
Revises Section VII., B, Public Records Law, second paragraph; and
Adds Section VII., O, Americans with Disabilities Act.

Original Agreement term:
Amendment #1:

June 17, 2016 through January 31, 2018
August 25, 2017 through June 30, 2018

In accordance with Section V., REVIEW AND MODIFICATION, the following changes are hereby made:
1. Section I., TERM OF AGREEMENT, is hereby revised to read:
I.

TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement, unless terminated earlier under the provisions of this Agreement, by mutual
written consent of the parties, shall remain in full force and effect so long as there exists a
current Contract between the Department and the Participating Entity for the provision of
comprehensive healthcare services to the Department’s inmates housed at the Department’s
correctional institutions and their assigned satellite facilities, including annexes, work camps,
road prisons, and work release centers.

2. Section II., A., Overview, third paragraph, is hereby revised to read:
I.

A.

Overview
Four (4) interns will train at several institutions throughout their year with the Department;
and are based at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution (CI), with rotations to Lowell Annex,
Florida Women’s Reception Center, Lake CI, and occasionally other sites. Two (2)
residents will train at Zephyrhills CI, where they spend six (6) months providing inpatient
services and six (6) months providing outpatient services. The Department’s Office of
Health Services has expanded its Residency Program with two (2) additional residents as

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of September 2016. The four (4) residents will train at Zephyrhills CI (near Tampa,
Florida), Lake Correctional Institution Inpatient Unit (Clermont, Florida), and Lowell
Annex (Ocala, Florida). The training year runs from September 1st to August 31st.
3. Section II., B., Responsibilities of the Department, 2., is hereby revised to read:
II.

B.

Responsibilities of the Department
2. The Department will continue to be ultimately responsible for the content, design,
coordination, control, direction, and organization of both programs’ training
activities and resources. The Training Director will establish a schedule for
individual and group supervision, as well as training activities to achieve the
expectations listed in Section II., C., 5.

4. Section II., C., Responsibilities of the Participating Entity, is hereby revised to read:
II.

C.

Responsibilities of the Participating Entity
1. The Participating Entity will pay the four (4) Interns each year as contracted staff in
credentialed positions equivalent to the Department’s Behavioral Specialist, with a
start date of September 1st, each year. Interns will be based at Zephyrhills CI and
work at several other institutions (including Lake CI, Florida Women’s Reception
Center, and Lowell Annex) over their year of training. Interns will be compensated
by the Participating Entity at the rate of $26.32 per hour, for 1,900 hours.
2. The Participating Entity will pay the four (4) Postdoctoral Residents each year as
contracted staff in credentialed positions equivalent to the Department’s Senior
Behavioral Analyst, with a start date of September 1st, each year. Residents will
work at Lake Correctional Institution, Lowell Annex, and Zephyrhills CI during
their year of training. Residents will be compensated by the Participating Entity at
the rate of $37.90 per hour, for 1,900 hours.
3. The Participating Entity will hire a Staff Assistant, who will be approved by the
Training Director. The Staff Assistant will be based at Zephyrhills CI, and will be
compensated at the rate of at least $16.50 per hour. The Staff Assistant will be
available full-time to support the Internship and Residency Training Director. The
requirements for the Staff Assistant include, but are not limited to, a high level of
literacy, executive organizational skills, professional interpersonal skills, able to
manage large documents and data files using MS Word and MS Excel, and capable
of carefully managing confidential and sensitive information. The Staff Assistant’s
duties will include, but are not limited to:
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the collection and entry of weekly, monthly, and annual data;
organizing and maintaining electronic and hard copy files of retrospective and
prospective information;
preparation of electronic and paper forms;
preparation of confidential materials for scanning, copying, and emailing;
manipulation of power point files, handling power point projection, and video
equipment needed for training activities;

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preparation/word processing of complex documentation for memberships and
accreditations;
manipulation of data;
local and long-distance phone calls;
emails within and outside of the Participating Entity; and
coordinating schedules necessary for the training, selection, and interviewing
processes.

4. The Participating Entity will appoint licensed Psychologists, approved by the
Training Director, to serve as Faculty Training Supervisors of interns and residents.
a. The Participating Entity will appoint at least one (1) licensed Psychologist at
Zephyrhills CI, one (1) licensed Psychologist at Lowell CI, and one (1) licensed
Psychologist at the Florida Women’s Reception Center, who will be approved
by the Training Director, to serve as Faculty Training Supervisors of interns.
b. The Participating Entity will appoint at least one (1) licensed Psychologist as a
Psychological Services Director at Zephyrhills CI, one (1) licensed Psychologist
as the Psychological Services Director at Lowell CI, and one (1) licensed
Psychologist as the Psychological Services Director at Lake CI, who will be
approved by the Training Director, to serve as Faculty Training Supervisors of
residents.
c. The inpatient Psychologist at Zephyrhills CI will be approved by the Training
Director to serve as both a Faculty Training Supervisor and as the Assistant
Training Director for the Internship Program. The Assistant Training Director
will serve on the Internship Training Committee. Another one of the Faculty
Training Supervisors employed by the Participating Entity will serve on the
Training Committee.
d. The Psychological Services Director at Zephyrhills CI will be approved by the
Training Director to serve as both a Faculty Training Supervisor and as the
Assistant Training Director for the Residency Program. The Assistant Training
Director will serve on the Residency Training Committee. Another one of the
Faculty Training Supervisors employed by the Participating Entity will serve on
the Training Committee.
5. The Faculty Training Supervisors will provide each intern and resident with two (2)
hours of individual face-to-face clinical supervision each week. Additionally, they
will provide the interns and residents, as a group, with two (2) hours of group
supervision and two (2) hours of training activities each week, such as Case
Conferences, Grand Rounds, and Seminars, as scheduled and approved by the
Training Director. The Faculty Training Supervisors will provide each intern and
resident with live supervision of therapy and will supervise at least 30 psychological
evaluations completed by the interns and residents.
6. The Participating Entity will ensure the interns, residents, Staff Assistant, Faculty
Training Supervisors, Assistant Training Director, and Training Director, are each
allocated individual offices with a desk, chairs, a file cabinet, a bookcase, a phone,
and a computer, as well as needed materials including office supplies, office

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equipment (printers, scanners, power point presentation capability, MS Office
programs), postal/delivery services, psychological testing materials, training and
educational materials, lab coats, and name stamps.
7. Concerning recruitment and retention of faculty supervisors, the Participating Entity
shall implement measures that foster a welcoming and inclusive environment to
attract and retain staff from diverse backgrounds.
8. The Participating Entity acknowledges that performance evaluations for interns and
residents will be completed in accordance with established policies regarding
programmatic evaluations. The Training Director and the program will retain sole
ownership of these evaluations and will not furnish copies to the Participating
Entity for the purposes of annual employee evaluations.
5. Section VII., B., Public Records Law, second paragraph, is hereby revised to read:
VII.

B.

Public Records Law

If the Participating Entity has questions regarding the
application of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, to the Participating
Entity’s duty to provide public records relating to this
Agreement, contact the custodian of public records at:
Florida Department of Corrections
ATTN: Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
Telephone: (850) 717-3605
Fax: (850) 922-4355
Email: CO.PublicRecords@fdc.myflorida.com
6. Section VII., O., Americans with Disabilities Act, is hereby added:
VII.

O.

Americans with Disabilities Act
The Participating Entity shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In the
event of the Participating Entity’s noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, or with any other such rules, regulations, or orders,
this Contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended, in whole or in part, and the
Participating Entity may be declared ineligible for further Agreements.

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