E-0500 Visiting - Hospitalized Incarcerated People.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: VISITING - HOSPITALIZED INCARCERATED PEOPLE E-500 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: June 30. 1990 07-11-24 03-22-21 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: Title 15, Section §1029 POLICY Incarcerated people admitted to a hospital for treatment may be allowed visits while they are hospitalized. If an incarcerated person has been hospitalized for ten days or less, the request will be denied unless approval is granted due to special circumstances as outlined in Directive A- 1 below. All visits for hospitalized incarcerated people must be authorized by the Hospital Guard Shift Supervisor. Authorized visitors will be allowed to visit a hospitalized incarcerated person during regular hospital visiting hours, as long as they possess a Hospitalized Incarcerated person Visit Authorization Form (Attachment A) that has been authorized (signed) by the Hospital Guard Shift Supervisor.