N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-2.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 10A:16-2.11 - Medical examinations

(a) At a Department of Corrections reception facility, an initial screening shall be completed on each new admission within 24 hours, which shall include, but is not limited to:

1. A medical history;

2. A physical examination;

3. A pregnancy test for female inmates; and

4. Any test determined necessary by the Director of Health Services.

(b) In the event a Department of Corrections reception facility is bypassed, the health care provider at the receiving correctional facility shall perform the initial history, screening and physical examination set forth in (a) above.

(c) An initial history and physical examination will not routinely be done on inmates who are transferred from other correctional facilities within the Department of Corrections; however, all medical condition(s), and/or medical investigation(s)/treatment(s) in progress shall be communicated in writing via the EHR by the health care provider to the correctional facility Medical Department where the inmate is being transferred. A medical screening shall be performed by appropriate medical staff on all transferred inmates at the receiving correctional facility.

(d) Routine complete physical examinations for inmates without known medical problems shall be offered to all inmates in accordance with the following schedule:

1. Inmates 50 years of age or over, once every two years; and

2. Inmates under 50 years of age, once every four years.

(e) Each inmate shall be offered a physical examination and clinical evaluation not more than two calendar months prior to scheduled release from the correctional facility. A summary report of findings shall be prepared, signed, and dated by the physician. This summary shall include any significant medical problems encountered during the inmate's incarceration, and it shall be made part of the EHR of the inmate.

(f) An inmate's refusal of a medical examination(s) as established in this section shall be documented in the EHR of the inmate.

(g) Unless there are emergent circumstances or an unusual security problem is present, no custody staff member of the opposite gender shall be present during a medical examination of an inmate. A female attendant shall always be present during the medical examination of a female inmate by a male physician.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-2.11

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2800(a), effective 8/21/2017