Policy Text
Policy
723Santa Ana Police Department
Custody Manual
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723.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy recognizes that some incarcerated persons will need care for an illness or diagnosis
that requires daily monitoring, daily medication and/or therapy, or assistance with daily activities
at a level that requires skilled nursing intervention. Such persons are best served in an area
expressly designed and operated for providing medical care in close proximity to qualified health
care professionals.
723.1.1 DEFINITIONS
Definitions related to this policy include:
Infirmary - An area specifically designed and operated for providing medical care to incarcerated
persons who need skilled nursing care for a period of 24 hours or more. It is expressly intended
for persons who do not need hospitalization or placement in a licensed nursing facility, but whose
care cannot be managed safely in an outpatient setting. It is not the area itself but the scope of
care provided that makes the bed an infirmary bed.
Infirmary care - Care provided to patients with an illness or diagnosis that requires daily
monitoring, medication and/or therapy, or assistance with daily activities at a level requiring skilled
nursing intervention.
Within sight or sound of a qualified health care professional - The patient can gain the
professional's attention through visual or auditory signals.
723.2 POLICY
It is the policy of this department that incarcerated persons requiring infirmary care are not housed
at the Santa Ana Jail. In cases where a person already incarcerated develops the need for infirmary
care or the need for infirmary care is not known at the time of booking, that person shall be
transferred to a facility better suited to meet their medical needs, as determined by the agency
responsible for the incarceration.