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DIRECTIVE NUMBER: <br />401.06.03.074 <br />PAGE NUMBER: <br />1 of 2 <br />DEPARTMENT <br />OF <br />CORRECTION <br />SUBJECT: <br />Elective Surgery <br />Adopted: 06-01-95 <br />Revised: 05-01-99 <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, Standards 3-4359. <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 />Mid-Level Provider: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. <br />Qualified Health Professional: Physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse, <br />dentist, mental health professional and others who by virtue of their education, <br />credentials, and experience are permitted by law within the scope of their professional <br />practice are to evaluate and care for patients.