Utah Code 64-13-49. Inmate medical notification
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(1) As used in this section, “health care facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201.
Terms Used In Utah Code 64-13-49
- Correctional facility: means any facility operated to house offenders in a secure or nonsecure setting:(4)(a) by the department; or(4)(b) under a contract with the department. See Utah Code 64-13-1
- Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 64-13-1
- Inmate: means an individual who is:
(12)(a) committed to the custody of the department; and(12)(b) housed at a correctional facility or at a county jail at the request of the department. See Utah Code 64-13-1- Serious illness: means , as determined by the inmate's physician, an illness that substantially impairs the inmate's quality of life. See Utah Code 64-13-1
- Serious injury: means , as determined by the inmate's physician, bodily injury that involves a substantial risk of death, prolonged unconsciousness, prolonged and obvious disfigurement, or prolonged loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty. See Utah Code 64-13-1
(2) Upon intake of an inmate, a correctional facility shall provide the inmate with a form that allows the inmate to designate a contact to whom the correctional facility may release the inmate’s medical information in compliance with applicable federal law and Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.(3) A correctional facility shall, without compromising an investigation:(3)(a) attempt to notify an inmate’s designated contact that the inmate sustained a serious injury or contracted a serious illness within five days after:(3)(a)(i) the day on which the inmate sustains the serious injury or contracts the serious illness; or(3)(a)(ii) if the inmate is transferred to a health care facility as a result of the serious injury or serious illness, the day on which the inmate is released from the health care facility;(3)(b) attempt to notify the designated contact within 24 hours after the death of the inmate and include the manner of death in the notification, if known; or(3)(c) attempt to notify the designated contact if the inmate’s physician determines notification is necessary because the inmate has a medical condition that:(3)(c)(i) renders the inmate incapable of making health care decisions; or(3)(c)(ii) may result in the inmate reaching end-of-life.(4) The notification described in Subsection (3)(a) shall, without compromising an investigation, describe:(4)(a) the serious injury or serious illness;(4)(b) the extent of the serious injury or serious illness;(4)(c) the medical treatment plan; and(4)(d) if applicable, the medical treatment recovery plan.(5) The department shall create a policy that a staff member provide the notification described in Subsection (3) in a compassionate and professional manner.