Chapter DOC 349

DOC 349.17 DOC 349.17 Inmate health screening and care. The manual under s. DOC 349.16 shall contain policies and procedures for inmate health screening and care, including the following components:

DOC 349.17(1) (1) Health screening form which is developed in conjunction with health care professionals and which is used at booking to obtain information relating to each inmate’s medical and dental condition, medical illnesses or disabilities, mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, alcohol or other drug abuse problems and suicide risk.

DOC 349.17(2) (2) Procedures for the documentation of health screening results, referrals made or health care provided and maintenance of documents in an inmate’s confidential medical file.

DOC 349.17(3) (3) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of health care providers or agencies who have agreed to provide emergency and other health care services for special needs inmates.

DOC 349.17(4) (4) Procedures for the referral of an inmate to lockup facility health care staff or to other agencies which provide health care.

DOC 349.17(5) (5) Designation of staff who have the authority to make health care decisions, including emergency medical and dental care.

DOC 349.17(6) (6) Documentation in an inmate’s confidential medical file of any referral and identification of the services provided, including emergency services.

DOC 349.17(7) (7) Maintenance of agreements between the lockup facility and providers of health care services.

DOC 349.17 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1992, No. 444, eff. 1-1-93.

DOC 349.18 DOC 349.18 Suicide prevention. The manual under s. DOC 349.16 shall contain policies and procedures relating to the supervision and housing of inmates who may be at risk of seriously injuring themselves, including the following components:

DOC 349.18(1) (1) Assessment of an inmate’s suicide risk at booking and documentation of the results.

DOC 349.18(2) (2) Designation of persons who may assess an inmate’s level of suicide risk and who may authorize placement on and removal from a suicide watch status for inmates who are suicide risks.

DOC 349.18(3) (3) Identification of housing areas for inmates who are suicide risks.

DOC 349.18(4) (4) Referral of inmates who are suicide risks to mental health care providers or facilities.

DOC 349.18(5) (5) Supervision of inmates who are suicide risks, including frequency of observation and documentation of supervision.

DOC 349.18(6) (6) Communication between health care and lockup facility personnel regarding the status of an inmate who is a suicide risk.

DOC 349.18(7) (7) Intervention of a suicide in progress, including first aid measures.

DOC 349.18(8) (8) List of persons to be notified in case of potential, attempted or completed suicides.

DOC 349.18(9) (9) Documentation of actions and decisions regarding inmates who are suicide risks.

DOC 349.18 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1992, No. 444, eff. 1-1-93.

DOC 349.19 DOC 349.19 Control and administration of medications. The manual under s. DOC 349.16 shall contain policies and procedures relating to the control and administration of prescription and nonprescription medications, including the following components:

DOC 349.19(1) (1) Determination by appropriate personnel that all medications brought in by inmates or other persons for an inmate are necessary.

DOC 349.19(2) (2) Inventory and secured storage of all medications brought into the lockup facility.

DOC 349.19(3) (3) Designation of staff who are authorized to administer or who are authorized to deliver medication to inmates.

DOC 349.19(4) (4) Administration or delivery of prescription and nonprescription medications to inmates.

DOC 349.19(5) (5) Documentation of all medication administered or delivered to an inmate, including who prescribed the medication, who administered or delivered the medications and the date and time of administration or delivery. All refusals of recommended or prescribed medications by an inmate must be documented.

DOC 349.19(6) (6) Return of an inmate’s medications inventoried at admission.

DOC 349.19(7) (7) Inventory or disposal of unused medications upon the inmate’s release or transfer.

DOC 349.19 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1992, No. 444, eff. 1-1-93.

DOC 349.20 DOC 349.20 Communicable disease control. The manual under s. DOC 349.16 shall contain policies and procedures relating to the care, treatment and supervision of inmates who may have communicable diseases, including the following components:

DOC 349.20(1) (1) Provision of treatment and supervision of inmates during isolation or quarantine under s. 252.06 (6) (b), Stats.

DOC 349.20(2) (2) Documentation of the need for isolation or quarantine under s. 252.06 (6) (b), Stats., in the inmate’s confidential medical file.

DOC 349.20 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1992, No. 444, eff. 1-1-93; correction in (1) and (2) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2006 No. 612.

DOC 349.21 DOC 349.21 Detention of juveniles.

DOC 349.21(1) (1) A lockup may not be used for the secure detention of juveniles, except a lockup may be used to hold juveniles who are alleged to have committed a delinquent act.

DOC 349.21(2) (2) A lockup administrator may authorize the holding of a juvenile who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act only if all of the following criteria are met:

DOC 349.21(2)(a) (a) Except as provided in this section, the lockup facility meets the provisions of this chapter and has been approved by the department as a suitable place for holding juveniles in custody.

DOC 349.21(2)(b) (b) The lockup administrator shall have developed and implemented policies and procedures which ensure sight and sound separation between juveniles and adult inmates in all areas of the lockup facility, including entrances, booking, intake, elevators, staircases, cells, holding rooms, and all other areas in which juveniles could have contact with adult inmates.

DOC 349.21(2)(c) (c) The lockup administrator shall have established and implemented policies and procedures to ensure that juvenile records are maintained in a confidential manner and kept separate from adult inmate records in accordance with s. 938.396, Stats.

DOC 349.21(3) (3) The lockup administrator may only authorize that a juvenile who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act be placed in secure custody status for a period of time not to exceed 6 hours.

DOC 349.21(4) (4) The lockup administrator may only authorize that a juvenile who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act be placed in secure custody status for investigative purposes.

DOC 349.21(5) (5) Lockup facility staff shall physically observe each juvenile and document each observation. The observations shall be at irregular intervals in accordance with the following schedule:

DOC 349.21(5)(a) (a) Every juvenile at least once every 20 minutes.

DOC 349.21(5)(b) (b) Every juvenile exhibiting behavioral or mental problems, such as mental disturbance, suicidal tendency, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, at least once every 15 minutes.

DOC 349.21 History History: Emerg. cr. eff. 12-10-98; cr. Register, June, 1999, No. 522, eff. 7-1-99.