N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-13.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 10A:31-13.15 - Emergency medical and dental care

(a) Staff at the adult county correctional facility shall provide 24 hour seven day per week emergency medical and dental care.

(b) Written standard operating procedures (S.O.P.'s) shall be established which shall include, but not be limited to, arrangements for the following:

1. On-site emergency first aid;

2. Emergency evacuation of the inmate from the adult county correctional facility;

3. Use of an emergency medical vehicle;

4. Use of one or more designated hospital emergency rooms or other appropriate health facilities; and

5. An emergency on call physician or dental services when the emergency health facility is not located in a nearby community.

(c) Facility personnel shall be trained in the use of emergency care procedures. This training shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Signs and symptoms of potential emergency situations;

2. Types of action required for potential emergency situations;

3. Administration of first aid;

4. Method of obtaining emergency care;

5. Location of the facility's first aid kits; and

6. Transferring patient to appropriate medical provider.

(d) All facility personnel likely to be needed or involved in a medical emergency shall be trained in basic first aid that is equivalent to that defined by the American Red Cross.

(e) At least one person per shift shall have training in the following:

1. Receiving screening;

2. Basic life support;

3. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (C.P.R.); and

4. Recognition of symptoms of the illnesses common to the facility.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-13.15

Recodified from 10A:31-13.14 by R.1991 d.190, effective 4/15/1991 (operative April 22, 1991).
See: 23 N.J.R. 15(a), 23 N.J.R. 1128(b).
Administrative correction.
See: 39 N.J.R. 4126(b).
Amended by R.2011 d.059, effective 2/22/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 2692(a), 43 N.J.R. 427(a).
In (a), substituted "Staff at the" for "The".