Policy Text
Policy
734Santa Ana Police Department
Custody Manual
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Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Privacy of Care - 1Privacy of Care
734.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy recognizes that incarcerated persons have a right to privacy and confidentiality
regarding their health-related issues. It also recognizes incarcerated persons' right to health care
services that are provided in such a manner as to ensure that privacy and confidentiality, and
encourage incarcerated persons' use and trust of the facility's health care system.
734.1.1 DEFINITION
Definitions related to this policy include:
Clinical encounters - Interactions between incarcerated persons and health care professionals
involving a treatment and/or an exchange of confidential health information.
734.2 POLICY
It is the policy of this department that, to instill confidence in the health care system by the
incarcerated person population, all discussions of health-related issues and clinical encounters,
absent an emergency situation, will be conducted in a setting that respects the incarcerated
person's privacy and encourages the incarcerated person's continued use of health care services.
734.3 CLINICAL EVALUATIONS
Emergency evaluations and rendering of first aid should be conducted at the site of the emergency,
if reasonably practicable, with transfer to a treatment room or emergency room as soon as the
incarcerated person is stabilized.
Custody personnel should only be immediately present to provide security if the incarcerated
person poses a risk to the safety of the qualified health care professional or others. Otherwise,
custody personnel will remain outside of the room or area near where the evaluation occurs.
734.4 REPORTING INAPPROPRIATE ACCESS OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
The Jail Administrator and Responsible Physician shall establish a process for staff, incarcerated
persons, or any other persons to report the improper access or use of medical records.
734.5 TRAINING
All corrections personnel, interpreters, and qualified health care professionals who are assigned
to a position that enables them to observe or hear qualified health care professional/incarcerated
person encounters shall receive appropriate training on the importance of maintaining
confidentiality when dealing with incarcerated person health care.