Policy Text
Policy
733Santa Ana Police Department
Custody Manual
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Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Release Planning - 1Release Planning
733.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This department recognizes that incarcerated persons may require information and assistance
with health care follow-up upon release from custody. The purpose of this policy is to establish
guidelines to assist staff with providing resources for the continuity of an incarcerated person's
health care after their release from custody.
733.1.1 DEFINITION
Definitions related to this policy include:
Release planning - The process of providing sufficient resources for the continuity of health care
to an incarcerated person before their release to the community.
733.2 POLICY
The qualified health care professional should work with correctional staff to ensure that
incarcerated persons who have been in custody for 30 or more days and who have serious health,
dental, or mental health needs, are provided with medication and health care resources sufficient
for the incarcerated person to seek health care services once released.
733.3 PREPARATION FOR RELEASE
Upon notification of the imminent release of an incarcerated person who has been identified as
having serious medical or mental health needs, release planning shall include the following:
(a)Arrange for the transfer of health summaries and relevant parts of the health record to
the agency receiving the incarcerated person or others who are assisting in planning
for or providing services upon the incarcerated person's transfer.
(b)Medication will be provided as appropriate.
733.4 RELEASE PLANNING RECORDS
All records related to release planning shall be maintained in the incarcerated person's health file
and retained in accordance with established records retention schedules.