Rule 125-4-4-.09 - Medical TransfersThe following procedures shall be observed should transfer of an inmate be required in order to assure proper medical care.
(a) An inmate within a state institution who develops an illness or sustains an injury which requires medical care that is unavailable at the institution shall be provided the necessary care by placement in the local hospital, transfer to another state, correctional facility, placement in the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital, or treatment elsewhere as required, and determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections upon recommendation by the Departmental Medical Director or the institutional physician.(b) A state inmate who is incarcerated in a county institution and develops and illness or sustains an injury which requires treatment unavailable at that institution shall be provided any needed medical or hospital care in the local hospital or elsewhere as required by his condition. The expenses of such care shall be borne by the institution concerned.(c) A state inmate who develops a chronic illness while incarcerated at a county institution may be transferred to a department institution for treatment provided that prior consultation between the county institution physician and the staff of the state correctional facility has determined that the inmate is classified as chronically ill and transportation of the inmate to the state correctional facility will not constitute an unacceptable risk to the health or life of the inmate.(d) A state inmate may be transferred for specialized medical treatment to another party state or Federal Correctional Institution under the interstate corrections compact when authorized by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-4-4-.09
Ga. Constitution 1983, Art. XI, Sec. I, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-51, 42-5-53, 42-5-59, 42-10-2.
Rule entitled "Medical Transfers" adopted as R. 415-4-4-.09. F. Nov. 14, 1984; eff. Dec. 4, 1984, renumbered as R. 125-4-4-.09. F. June 28, 1985; eff. July 20, 1985, as specified by the Agency.