Section 64-13-49 - Inmate medical notification(1) As used in this section, "health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201.(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: (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:(i) the day on which the inmate sustains the serious injury or contracts the serious illness; or(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;(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(c) attempt to notify the designated contact if the inmate's physician determines notification is necessary because the inmate has a medical condition that:(i) renders the inmate incapable of making health care decisions; or(ii) may result in the inmate reaching end-of-life.(4) The notification described in Subsection (3)(a) shall, without compromising an investigation, describe: (a) the serious injury or serious illness;(b) the extent of the serious injury or serious illness;(c) the medical treatment plan; and(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.Amended by Chapter 322, 2023 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/3/2023.