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~8 POLICY 4.07, "MENTAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SERVICES" PAGE 2 OF 3 E. Transportation of any inmate to UNGChapel Hill Hospital will be done in accordance with the procedures outlined in Orange County .Tail Policy 4..13, "Transportation of Inmates for Medical Care." F. Emergency mental health needs for an inmate(s) may azise after hours or when the contracted medical professional and contracted Phys. Dr is not available.. The Supervisor on duty shall make a decision to contact the Lieutenant, Major or Sheriff and obtain an involuntary commitment order and transport the inmate for evaluation at UNC-Memorial Hospital. (Note: when the contracted Nurse Practitioner and or Contract Phys. Doctor are available they can make the decision.) G. A copy of the completed "Prisoner Medical Report Form" will be filed and maintained in the inmate's medical file. Under no circumstances will any "Prisoner Medical Report Form" containing any diagnosis or recommendations/referrals for treatment by any health caze worker be placed in the inmate's confinement record or be made accessible to any jail detention officer. 2. Emergency Mental Health Care Services: _ A. Jail detention officers will be instructed during Basic Jail Certification School of the signs and symptoms that may be the resuldcause of an emergency mental health problem, Should any officer detect any of the following signs/symptoms, he/she should immediately contact the Control Room officer who shall immediately contact the on duty supervisor: 1. Depression; 2, Disorientation; 3. Exaggerated mood swings; 4. Delusions and/or hallucinations; 5. Intense fear, panic or anxiety; 6. Wazning signs of suicide; and/or 7. Sleeping difficulties. B. The Control Room Officer shall be responsible for contacting the on duty supervisor and/or Lieutenant to provide assistance to the responding,jail detention officer. C. The on duty supervisor and/or Lieutenant after evaluating the irunates need shall contact the contract medical professional on-call and explain the situation/problem. (Should the contracted medical professional on call not be available and the situation is urgent the on duty supervisor may obtain a involuntary commitment and have the inmate transported to LJNC-Chapel Hill Hospital for evaluation; this certainly will not be done without the Jail Administrator, Major or Sheriff being notified. (This procedure can be complicated especially if the inmate is awaiting trial for a serious crime. The end result maybe that we have to obtain a safekeeping order and transport the inmate to Central Prison for safekeeping.. )