2011-398 Health - Agreement for Orange County Jail Health Plan for 2011

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Emergency Medical, Dental, and Mental Health Certain members of the professional health care staff, including the physician, will have twenty-four (24) hour on-call responsibility for any emergency that may arise. In the event of an emergency or in response to any medical need, the nursing on-call staff must be called and will immediately respond by telephone to work with security staff to evaluate the inmate. Other appropriate medical personnel will be notified if necessary. The inmate will be transferred to a hospital emergency room for further treatment, if clinically indicated and agreed to by the SHP on- call medical authority. When emergency transportation is required, medical personnel will decide whether an ambulance or security van is required and coordinate appropriate transportation with the corrections administration and security. However in the event where the correctional officer feels that the services of EMS is required., and the medical staff is not present to address the situation then the correctional officer should make provisions for emergency transport without the hesitation of notifying the medical staff. Dental Care Dental treatment shall be provided according to an established treatment plan/order, and based on established priorities. Consultation to the dentist and/or dental specialist will be available. Dental treatment will be scheduled on an as needed basis, for the earliest appointment time available. Medical staff should notify the dentist of requested treatment in advance of services being performed. The Medical Director will review all prescriptions for approval. Any substitutions for prescribed narcotics/medications should be confirmed with the Dentist, but may just be changed by the Medical Director to confirm with the Detention Center policy (limits on narcotics, etc.).