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POLICY #: 4.15 PAGE 4 OF 8 Duties and responsibilities of the morning daytime shift Med Passer: x.48 9. contd; Medication orders obtained to be initiated as STAT or Next Med Pass, shall be documented on the Inmate's MAR according to Jait Protocol. Medical Intake forms should be screened for medications to be initiated and significant health problems (Heart disease, Diabetes, Seizures, Alcohol/Drug use daily, etc.) The appropriate Provider shall be contacted at time of review of the intake for initiation of medication. Any Health problem in question of significance should be discussed with a Provider. Information about medications to be initiated (name, dose, frequency) should be ascertained from the Inmate by the Med Passer prior to contacting the Provider. However, obtaining medication information from the Inmate should not delay contacting the Provider for any sign cant length of time. ff information is not readily available, the Provider should be contacted with this information. Med Passer conducting preliminary screening of inmate i.e.; blood pressures, vital signs, urine dips, accu checks, etc. shall be written on the medical request form. When completed the results of each vital sign taken of any inmate shall be written on the inmates medical request fore and be returned to the Nurse Practitioner (medical professional) file in the med room paper clipped to the front of existing or new inmate folder. The Provider shall be contacted about above information obtained if the Med Passer feels information needs to be reviewed prior to next scheduled clinic day. 10. Clinic Preparation Clinic scheduled during the Moming Med Passer shift shall be prepared by the Moming Med Passer. All Inmate Medical requests and medical records shall be prepared by the Moming Med Passer prior to the arrival of the Jail Health Provider. • Med passer shall attach Medical Request form, Clinic Documentation Form, laboratory results, and Inmate records obtained to the Inmate chart and place in Clinic box. • Med passer will check each Inmate's Chart to ascertain if any medical records are needed from another Jail, Hospital, or other Medical Provider for the Jail Health Provider. If past medical record need to be obtained for review by Jai) Health Provider or if they have been requested to be obtained by Jail Health Provider, a records release should be signed by the inmate. The Medical Facility or other Detention/Comectional Facility care was obtained should be contacted by the Med Passer and records release should be faxed. If information requested is needed for same day clinic, the urgency of obtaining information should be conveyed to the prior Facility to expedite receipt of information. Documentation of contacts made to other Facilities is imperative. Names of those contacted, phone number and fax numbers should be documented on a Progress note and placed in Inmate chart.. If receipt of information is expected during shift other than that of the Med Passer who requested the information, this should be verbally conveyed to the oncoming Med Passer/Shift Supervisor, Alert the on Duty Supervisor of the Clinic schedule to prepare staff of Inmate transport to clinic.