H-0400 Private Medical Appointments.pdf

Page 1 of 1 KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: PRIVATE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS H-400 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: June 30, 1990 07-11-24 07-11-94 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: REFERENCE: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros Title 15, Section 1205, 1214 C.C.R. POLICY Any request by an incarcerated person for a private medical and/or dental appointment shall be reviewed by the Facility Physician. The appointment may be granted in the following situations: • If the service requested cannot be provided by the Facility Medical Staff or at Kern Medical. • If the specific treatment is of such a specialized or urgent nature that it can be done more appropriately by a private physician. • A private physician may, at any time practical, treat or examine any incarcerated person in the custody of the Sheriff. It shall be the incarcerated person's responsibility to pay all costs that arise out of treatment by a private physician.