Perf-Based Stds, Transportation of Inmates, 1st Ed_Jan 2025

4. Health Care GOAL: Inmates have access to outside care and services when not available inside the facility in person or by technology and receive appropriate physical and behavioral health care necessary to foster the restoration and maintenance of an acceptable level of wellness.

4A. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPECTED PRACTICES

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Routine inmate medical transports require the following: 1. Health record confidentiality to be maintained.

2. In systems without an electronic health record, summaries, originals, or copies of the health record accompany the inmate to the receiving facility. Health conditions, treatments, and allergies should be includ ed in the record. 3. Determination of suitability for routine medical transport, with particular attention given to communicable disease clearance. 4. Written instructions regarding medication or health interventions required en route should be provided to transporting officers separate from the medical record. 5. Personal protective equipment to be taken by transportation officers (e.g. masks and gloves). In systems without an electronic health record, a medical summary sheet is required for all inter- and intra-system transfers to maintain the provi sion of continuity of care. Information included does not require a release-of- information form. Inmates confined within a correctional complex with consolidated medical services do not require health screening for intra-system transfers. Comment : Transfers may be permanent or temporary (for consultative or diagnostic services). Protocols : Written policy and procedure; Transfer and transportation form(s).

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