H-0700 Medical Staff Reporting of Incarcerated Person Injuries.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: MEDICAL STAFF REPORTING OF INCARCERATED PERSON INJURIES H-700 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: April 4, 2011 07-11-24 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: DPPM C-100, DPPM D-200, DPPM D-300, Kern Medical Center Correctional Medicine Policy 111.03 POLICY In accordance with Kern Medical Correctional Medicine Policy 111.03, correctional medicine staff will report incarcerated person injuries that are either witnessed firsthand by medical staff or alleged to have occurred during an altercation with law enforcement officers. Correctional medicine staff will use the Incarcerated Person Injury During Arrest/Incarceration form (Attachment A) to document such injuries. Upon completion of the Medical Staff section, the form is to be routed to the Shift Supervisor. DIRECTIVE #1 Any Sheriff’s Office staff member who receives an Incarcerated Person Injury During Arrest/Incar