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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
MEDICATION PASS
H-1400
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
August 8, 2013
07-11-24
07-11-24
APPROVED BY:
REFERENCE:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros
KM Correctional Medicine Policy 709
POLICY
In keeping with its mission to protect the welfare of incarcerated persons, the Detention
Bureau recognizes the need to ensure that incarcerated people receive and take
medication as prescribed. The following policy has been established to make certain
that incarcerated people are properly identified prior to receiving medication, that
incarcerated people either take or properly refuse medication, and to prevent
incarcerated people from stockpiling medications. This policy does not apply to self
administered medications.
Procedure A: Medication Pass
When conducting medication pass, custody staff and medical staff will work together to
ensure the proper administration