North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .1000 - HEALTH CARE OF INMATES AND EXERCISE
Section 14J .1002 - SCREENING OF INMATES

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1002

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) Medical personnel, mental health personnel, or an officer shall conduct and document screenings of each inmate upon admission for the following:

(1) medical care needs;

(2) mental health care needs;

(3) developmental and intellectual disabilities;

(4) substance use disorders; and

(5) risk of suicide.

(b) Medical personnel or mental health personnel shall maintain a record of the screening in each inmate's medical record. In compliance with G.S. 153A-222, documentation of the screening shall be made available to the Construction Section during an inspection upon request.

(c) Officers may access or use information from the screening in accordance with the confidentiality policy and procedures for medical records that is required by Rule.1001(b)(7) of this Section.

Authority G.S. 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1991;
Readopted Eff. September 4, 2020.

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