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ORANGE COUNTY JAIL 144 E. Margaret Lane Hillsborough, North Cazolina 27278 POLICY #: 4 04 13 PAGE 1 OF 4 POLICY TITLE: ROUTINE MEDICAL CARE OF INMATES (NON- EMERGENCY) DATE: JULY 1, 2003 RELATED N.C. STANDARDS: .2403 (a) (8); .3201 POLICY STATEMENT: In order to promote the health and well being of inmates confined to the Orange County Jail, detention officials will ensure that qualified health caze professionals are available to provide needed routine medical services and treatment to inmates on a regularly scheduled basis and as needed. Routine medical caze shall be provided to inmates daily as needed upon an inmate's request or when an emergency exists or upon the request of a .jail detention officer who has cause to believe an inmate needs medical assistance or care. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES: 1. The Orange County Tail shall ensure that qualified professional medical care providers are available on a 24 hr, basis. Our' contracted medical provider shall provide 24-hour service either by phone or in person. The contracted medical providers shall have a schedule for routine non-emergency needs for inmates. The medical providers shall schedule three (3) days, or more if needed.. If an emer~ency or need arises on days the medical provider is not scheduled to be in the fail The contracted medical provider shall be available for detention officers to call on call medical provider or call the medical providers office and obtain an appointment for transport of the inmate to the medical providers office. The medical providers schedule _will be given to the med passers and the Detention Lieutenant. The contracted medical professional shall remain in the Detention Center on these specified days until all inmates' medical needs are evaluated. Further after 1700 hours and nn weekends the contracted medical professional or qualified medical person shall be designated and available. L list of phone numbers FOR AFTER HOURS CONTACTS shall be posted in the control room for detention shift supervisors). 2 Should an emergency azise which cannot be attended to during the day by the contracted medical provider, Orange County EMS shall be called and requested to respond. Upon azrival should the EMS provider not be able to caze for the inmate's medical needs and after examination of the inmate advises or directs the Jail Detention Supervisor "that the inmate should be transported to UNGChapel Hill Hospital" we shall immediately do so either by ambulance or patrol vehicle.