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Court Services Division Manual / Volume 2 - Lockup / Chapter 5 - Medical Care/Screening

2-05/010.00 Exposure Control Plan/Communicable Diseases


Chapter 5 - Medical Care/Screening
2-05/010.05 Safety Equipment

Pursuant to 199.95 through 199.99, Health and Safety Code, the Chief Physician of Medical Services shall prepare a list of all inmates who have been diagnosed with a communicable disease and forward the list to Custody Medical Liaison. They shall in turn distribute the list to all Court Services Divisions twice weekly. This list is confidential and shall be posted in a secured area for viewing by deputy personnel only. Old lists should be shredded and disposed of.

Any employee who comes in contact with a communicable disease in the line of duty will be responsible for:

  • Notifying the Watch Commander/Branch Supervisor of the contact.
  • Preparing and forwarding, by County messenger, to the Health and Safety Unit a copy of the Hazardous Materials Injury/Toxic Substances/Communicable Disease Exposure Report (SH-R-426). The Branch Supervisor shall contact the Health & Safety Unit when exposed Deputies have concerns regarding their exposure.