Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 350 - Jails
Section DOC 350.15 - Health care policy
Current through February 26, 2024
The jail shall have policies and procedures for inmate health care, including the following components:
(1) Documentation of health referrals made or health care provided.
(2) Maintenance of documents in an inmate's confidential file.
(3) Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of health care providers or agencies who have agreed to provide emergency and routine health care services for inmates.
(4) Referral of an inmate to jail health care staff or to other agencies that provide health care.
(5) Designation of staff who have the authority to make health care decisions, including emergency medical and dental care.
(6) Non-emergency health care, including use of an inmate's personal physician.
(7) Schedule of inmate access to routine medical care.
(8) Provision for inmates with chronic medical conditions.
(9) Procedure for processing inmate medical requests on a daily basis.
(10) Documentation in an inmate's confidential medical file of any referral and identification of the services provided, including emergency services.
(11) Provision of special diet if ordered by a qualified health care professional.
(12) Pregnancy management.
(13) Maintenance of agreements between the jail and providers of health care services.
(14) Use of health transfer summary form under s. 302.388(2), Stats.
(15) Communicable disease and infection control. Policies and procedures relating to communicable disease and infection control shall contain all of the following components:
(16) Detoxification and management of intoxicated inmates.
