Policy Text
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
SUBSTATION HOLDING FACILITY
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TITLE: MEDICAL SCREENING/COMMUNICABLE DISEASES NO: C-100
EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/16/2004 REVISED: 01/15/2021
APPROVED BY: Commander Cindy Cisneros REVIEWED: 01/15/2021
REFERENCE: Title 15, Section 1200, 1207, 1051
POLICY:
To determine if an inmate has a medical, mental health, developmental disability,
or a suspected communicable disease, staff shall inquire of the inmate whether
or not he/she has had or has any medical, mental health, developmental
disability, or a communicable disease or has observable symptoms of
communicable diseases. These include but are not limited to, tuberculosis,
hepatitis, chickenpox, sexually transmitted disease, AIDS, or other special
medical problem.
A Kern County Sheriff’s Office Court Holding Facility is not required to have a
health authority or a responsible physician in the facility.