Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 377 - Office of Juvenile Affairs
Chapter 3 - Administrative Services
Subchapter 13 - Office of Public Integrity
Part 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS
Section 377:3-13-138.4 - Juvenile's refusal of medical services
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 377:3-13-138.4
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) A juvenile shall have the right to refuse non-necessary medical care.
(1) Non-necessary
medical care, as determined by the physician, consists of procedures and
treatments that do not pose a serious threat to the juvenile's health if not
performed. If the physician determines that omission of the care poses a
serious threat to the juvenile's health, the care shall be considered
necessary.
(2) When a juvenile
refuses non-necessary medical care, the juvenile shall complete, date, and sign
the appropriate form indicating his or her refusal. The physician shall include
a written explanation of the need for the care recommended and the probable
consequences of not receiving the care.
(b) The secure facility shall have in place a policy that governs how to respond to a juvenile who refuses necessary medical services. It shall include the following:
(1)
that the juvenile receive life sustaining emergency medical services;
and
(2) that the juvenile shall
receive counseling to accept necessary medical services.
(c) If the juvenile continues to refuse medical treatment, the facility administrator shall ensure that:
(1) the juvenile shall be
hospitalized;
(2) the juvenile
shall be referred to the court of jurisdiction as unmanageable in order to
compel enforcement of necessary medical services; and
(3) the juvenile's parent or guardian shall
be notified.
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