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POLICY 4.03, "MEDICAL COMPLAINTS AND REFERRALS" " PAGE 3 OF 3 6. Once an inmate has been seen by our contracted medical professional staff, it will be the Medical Professional's duty to ensure that the Medical Report L,og is updated and that the following information is recorded in the Medical Report Log: A. Date and time inmate was seen by health care staff; B. Physician or health care professional that examined the inmate; and, C. Any medications required to be given to the inmate or special instruction that we are required to be observant for and monitor. 7. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the ,jail detention contracted medical care professional to RETURN THE INMATES completed "Prisoner Medical Report Form" to the Facility Medical Room and file the completed "Prisoner Medical Report Form" in the appropriate inmate's medical record file.. This is absolutely necessary to insure our records are complete and properly filed. Once a diagnosis has been made and recorded on the form, the "Prisoner Medical Report Form" becomes a confidential record.. 8, Orange County Detention contracted medical professional shall provide detention officers responsible for administering medications to inmates all information needed which pertain to any prescription or non-prescription medications that an inmate may need to take as a result of their diagnosis of the uunate (see, Orange County Jail Policy 4.09, "Administration and Control of Medications," for more detailed information). 9 All inmates will be informed of how they can request or make a medical request/complaint during the admission process. A summary of services available will be outlined in the Inmate Handbook provided to each inmate during thew admission to the facility. ~4'~ f i~~ ~G' " .C~^~ Reviewed and A roved: ~~ " PP (Sheriff) OJ Y Date: 7 -I'Z-