Idaho Admin. Code r. 06.01.01.401

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 06.01.01.401 - MEDICAL CARE
01.Notification of Family in Emergency. In the event of a serious injury to an inmate or the hospitalization in an acute care setting of an inmate the facility head of the facility where the inmate was housed shall make reasonable efforts to notify the inmate's family, unless doing so would be contrary to penological interests.
02.Contracts with Hospitals. The Department may enter into contracts with hospitals in the community where a facility is located to provide for the secure hospital care of inmates in the custody of the Board.
03.Children Born to Inmates. The Board or the Department shall not be financially or otherwise responsible for the medical or other care of a child born to an offender in the custody of the Board.
04.Organ Transplant Donations by Inmates. Upon the death of an inmate, organ and tissue donation may be allowed pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, Title 39, Chapter 34, Idaho Code, except that neither the Board nor the Department shall be authorized to consent to organ donation or tissue on behalf of a deceased individual. The director or designee may authorize organ and tissue donations by living inmates. Any such organ or tissue donation by a living inmate shall be subject to the requirements of Section 20-101C, Idaho Code, and shall meet the following criteria:
a. The Department, or its medical provider if privatized, shall incur no financial liability as a result of any proposed organ or tissue donation. All costs related to the proposed organ or tissue donation and transplant must be paid by the recipient or other source;
b. The proposed transplant procedure must fall within acceptable community standards of medical care and established medical practices;
c. Both the donor and the recipient, to the extent known, shall sign a hold harmless and indemnification agreement to the benefit of the Board and the Department; and
d. The Board expressly prohibits organ or tissue donation from the body of an executed inmate.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 06.01.01.401

Effective July 1, 2021