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DIRECTIVE NUMBER: <br />401.06.03.003 <br />PAGE NUMBER: <br />1 of 2 <br />DEPARTMENT <br />OF <br />CORRECTION <br />SUBJECT: <br />Medical Autonomy <br />Adopted: 06-01-95 <br />Revised: 11-02-98 <br />Reformatted: 02-2001 <br />INSTITUTIONAL <br /> SERVICES <br /> DIVISION <br /> C <br /> O <br /> P <br />Y <br />01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT <br />It is the policy of the Idaho Board of Correction that the Department of Correction <br />ensure proper medical, dental, psychiatric and psychological services and treatment be <br />provided to inmates incarcerated under its jurisdiction, including those state-sentenced <br />offenders held in non-IDOC facilities. <br />02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />01.00.00.POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT <br />02.00.00.TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />03.00.00.REFERENCES <br />04.00.00.DEFINITIONS <br />05.00.00.PROCEDURE <br />03.00.00. REFERENCES <br />Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions, Third Edition, Standard 3-4327. <br />Standards for Health Services in Prisons, P-03. <br />04.00.00. DEFINITIONS <br />Facility Health Authority: The on-site Health Authority or senior health staff assigned. <br />Medical Authority: Idaho Department of Correction Health Services Chief. <br />Medical Director: A physician (M.D.) either employed by the Idaho Department of <br />Correction or the physician in charge if medical services are privatized. <br />Regional Health Manager: The individual assigned as the primary manager who is <br />administratively responsible for the delivery of medical services if health services are <br />privatized. <br />05.00.00. PROCEDURE