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POLICY 4.06, "DENTAL CARE" <br />PAGE 2 OF 2 <br />a ~- <br />D. If, for any reason, the contract dentist is not available to provide care for the <br />inmate, the on duty detention supervisor will contact the on duty or on call medical <br />professional for directions to be taken to insure the inmate's dental need is cared for. <br />4, Documentation of Dental Care: <br />A. The .jail detention officer responding to the inmate and/or the on duty supervisor <br />and/or Lieutenant shall be responsible for completing an Incident report should an inmate <br />need to be transported to either the contract dentist's office or another outside medical <br />faciliiy for dental treatment. The Incident Report will contain, at a minimum, the <br />following information: <br />1. The circumstances of the event; <br />?. Any action taken by the officer(s), to include any instructions made by the <br />responding medical officials that may have been carried out by the detention <br />officers. <br />A copy of the Incident Report will be forwarded to the .Tail Administrator for review. <br />The Jail Administrator will be responsible for filing and maintaining the Incident report. <br />13 All dental complaints or dental referrals will be recorded on a "Prisoner Medical <br />Report Form" (see Attachment #1) by the responding .jail detention officer. The <br />responding detention officer should indicate in the section marked "COMPLAINT" the <br />dental problem the inmate was experiencing. <br />C. The on duty supervisor will be responsible for logging the medical <br />complaint/referral in the Medical I,og (see Attachment #2) located in the Control Room. <br />D. A copy of the completed "Prisoner Medical Report Form" will be filed and <br />maintained in the inmate's medical file. iJnder no circumstances will any "Prisoner <br />Medical Report Form" containing any diagnosis or recommendations/referrals for <br />treatment by any medical professional be placed in the inmate's confinement record or be <br />made accessible to any jail detention officer. ;~~~y/k~;'~!/°~ i~ <br />9~" "`" j ~ sl, f"ct' <br />Reviewed and Aprroved: <br />(Sherif fl <br />Date: J ~1.~-4 1 z°° <br />