Section 791.732. Health appraisals.

(1) A facility shall establish and maintain written policy, procedure, and practice which require that a health appraisal for each inmate be completed by a trained health care person within 14 days after arrival at the facility. If there is documented evidence of a health appraisal   within the previous 90 days, then a new  health  appraisal is not required, excepts determined by the designated health authority. A health appraisal includes at least all of the following:

(a)    ) Review screening performed under R 791.732.

(b)     Collection of additional data to complete the medical, dental,  mental health, and immunization histories.

(c)       Laboratory or   diagnostic   tests,    or   both,   to    detect   communicable disease, including venereal disease and tuberculosis.

(d)    Recording of all of the following:

(I)      )   Height.

(ii)     Weight.

(iii)   Pulse.

(iv)     Blood pressure.

(v)     Temperature.

(e)     Other tests and examinations, as appropriate.

(f)    )  Medical examination, including review of mental and dental status.

(g)     Review of the results of  the  medical  examination   and  tests   and identification of problems by a physician  or other qualified  health  care personnel.

(h)     Initiation of therapy when appropriate.

(I) Development and implementation of a treatment plan,  including recommendations concerning housing, job assignment, and program participation.

(2)  An inmate diagnosed as being contagious shall be removed from the facility or quarantined in well-ventilated quarters and separate from other inmates. In a case of suspected contagion, the administrator shall  consult with  the  facility's  designated health  authority or  the  local   health department.

(3)     If, in the  opinion  of  a  licensed  physician,   an  inmate  needs hospitalization, the administrator, as directed by the physician, shall deliver the inmate to the nearest hospital or to any hospital designated byte county.

History: 1998-2000 AACS.