Oklahoma § 74-192.8 - Medical care – Develop written policies for emergency

§ 74-192.8. Medical care – Develop written policies for emergency

medical and health care services.

A. Adequate medical care shall be provided in a detention

facility. The facility administrator shall develop and implement

written policies for emergency medical and health care services.

The facility administrator shall be responsible for the medical

services of the detention facility and shall develop, with the

assistance of a designated medical authority, the health care plan

for the detention facility. With appropriately credentialed on-site

or off-site supervision, a detention facility may utilize physicians

or other licensed medical personnel, Certified Nurse Practitioners

(CNPs), psychologists, licensed professional counselors, licensed

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clinical social workers, licensed masters social workers, licensed

alcohol and drug counselors, emergency medical technicians,

certified medical assistants, or certified nursing assistants for

the provision of medical care. Security restrictions shall be

considered in the development of the plan and any medical personnel

included in the plan shall have their responsibilities regulated by

written job descriptions. The health care plan shall cover, at a

minimum, the following:

1. Intake screening procedures;

2. Medications in the possession of the inmate;

3. Medications prescribed or administered to the inmate;

4. Documentation of information relevant to the health or

medical care of the inmate, including current illnesses and health

problems, as well as observation of the behavior and physical

condition of the inmate;

5. Disposition and referral of inmates to qualified medical

personnel on an emergency basis;

6. Retention and disposition of inmate medical records; and

7. Such other procedures as may be necessary for the protection

of facility employees, visitors, and inmates.

B. A detention facility operated by a county, with permission

from the county sheriff, may deduct monies collected from an inmate

as a medical payment on account for medical services received by the

inmate while incarcerated in the detention facility pursuant to the

provisions of Section 531 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 11, § 9, emerg. eff. April 28, 2025.