Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 350.15

Current through November 25, 2024

Section DOC 350.15 - Health care policy

The jail shall have policies and procedures for inmate health care, including the following components:

(1) Documentation of health referrals made or health care provided.

(2) Maintenance of documents in an inmate's confidential file.

(3) Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of health care providers or agencies who have agreed to provide emergency and routine health care services for inmates.

(4) Referral of an inmate to jail health care staff or to other agencies that provide health care.

(5) Designation of staff who have the authority to make health care decisions, including emergency medical and dental care.

(6) Non-emergency health care, including use of an inmate's personal physician.

(7) Schedule of inmate access to routine medical care.

(8) Provision for inmates with chronic medical conditions.

(9) Procedure for processing inmate medical requests on a daily basis.

(10) Documentation in an inmate's confidential medical file of any referral and identification of the services provided, including emergency services.

(11) Provision of special diet if ordered by a qualified health care professional.

(12) Pregnancy management.

(13) Maintenance of agreements between the jail and providers of health care services.

(14) Use of health transfer summary form under s. 302.388(2), Stats.

(15) Communicable disease and infection control. Policies and procedures relating to communicable disease and infection control shall contain all of the following components:

(a) Provision of treatment and supervision of inmates during isolation or quarantine under s. 252.06(6) (b), Stats.

(b) Documentation of the need for isolation or quarantine under s. 252.06(6) (b), Stats., in the inmate's confidential medical file.

(c) Provision of laboratory screening for inmates who may have been exposed to a communicable disease if ordered by medical personnel.

(d) Provision for handling bio-hazardous waste and decontaminating medical and dental equipment in accordance with regulations.

(16) Detoxification and management of intoxicated inmates.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 350.15

CR 13-038: cr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.