Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 761.00 - Access To Therapeutic Diets And Medical Care
Section 761.08 - Procedures Upon Transfers

(1) Therapeutic diets shall be automatically continued when an inmate is transferred to a different facility, unless the receiving facility's physician determines otherwise.

(2) An Intrasystem Transfer Form which specifies the type of therapeutic diet and medications required, shall be forwarded to the receiving Health Services Unit upon an inmate's transfer. The Health Services administrator shall promptly notify the Food Service manager/supervisor of the transferred inmate's dietary requirements by transmitting a Diet Order Form to the Food Service manager/supervisor. Health Services Unit staff shall also enter the information into the IMS Medical Orders screen, thus generating an electronic notification to food services staff. The food services manager/supervisor shall view the IMS Notifications screen on a daily basis in order to identify new and changed diet orders.

(3) Each superintendent shall develop written procedures to ensure that therapeutic diets and prescribed medications are continued if an inmate is placed in segregation, on awaiting action status, on alternate feeding status, or during institutional lockdowns, except when access to the inmate for the provision of diet and medications is precluded due to emergency circumstances. In situations where an emergency has been declared every effort shall be made to address the critical needs of an inmate as related to the provision of therapeutic diets and prescribed medications.