PURPOSE OF ORDER:
To define the Medical Services available to inmates at the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF).
SCOPE OF ORDER:
This order shall apply to all personnel assigned to CRDF.
ORDER:
Sick Call
Allows inmate’s access to medical personnel for complaint of medical conditions. The nurse will interview the inmate in the housing area and determine if any treatment or further examination by medical staff is necessary.
Pill Call
Allows inmates who take daily medication to receive their medication and have access to medical services. A nurse will dispense the medications as prescribed by a physician.
Treatment Line
Allows inmates who are in need of a specific medical treatment, e.g., blood pressure check, dressing change, weight check, etc., access to this treatment on an out-patient basis.
Doctors Line
Allows inmates who have been screened by the nurse and referred for further treatment, access to a physician.
Dental Line
Allows inmate’s access to a dentist for examination or treatment.
Lab Work Line
Allows lab test(s), as ordered by a physician, for inmates being treated by the medical services staff.
Psychiatric Line
Allows inmates access to mental health services. A mental health evaluation may be requested by the inmate, medical services staff, CRDF staff, and friends or family of the inmate.