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<br />DEPARTMENT <br />OF <br />CORRECTION <br /> <br /> <br />DIRECTIVE NUMBER: <br /> <br />401.06.03.061 <br /> <br />PAGE NUMBER: <br /> <br />1 of 3 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Medical Records <br />Confidentiality <br /> <br />Adopted: 06-01-95 <br />Revised: 06-15-99 <br />Reformatted: 02-2001 <br /> <br />INSTITUTIONAL <br /> SERVICES <br /> DIVISION <br />01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT <br /> <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 jurisd iction, including those state-sentenced <br />offenders held in non-IDOC facilities. <br /> <br />02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <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 /> <br />03.00.00. REFERENCES <br /> <br />Idaho Code, Title 9, Chapter 3, Public Records Act, 9 -337 through 9-350. <br /> <br />Idaho Department of Correction Administrative Policy, 108C. <br /> <br />Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions, Third Edition, Standards 3 -4377. <br /> <br />Standards for Health Services in Priso ns, P-61. <br /> <br />04.00.00. DEFINITIONS <br /> <br />Facility Health Authority: The on-site Health Authority or senior health staff assigned. <br /> <br />Medical Authority: Idaho Department of Correction Health Services Chief. <br /> <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 /> <br />Qualified Health Professional: Physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse, <br />dentist, mental health professional and others who by virtue of t heir education, <br />credentials, and experience are permitted by law within the scope of their professional <br />practice are to evaluate and care for patients.