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Control Number: 401.06.03.092 Version: 1.0 Title: Medical Transfers Page Number: 3 of 6 Idaho Department of Correction • Establishing and monitoring applicable contract medical provider policy and procedure to assure that qualified health professionals are conducting transfers pursuant to this SOP. Qualified Health Care Professional The qualified health professional will be responsible for: • Conducting transfer screening; • Providing written and verbal explanation to offenders being transferred describing how specific healthcare services are obtained; and • Facilitating referral to appropriately qualified personnel for all identified healthcare needs and ensuring that the immediate healthcare needs identified are addressed. Shift Commander (or designee) The shift commander (or designee) will be responsible for notifying healthcare services staff when receiving transferred offenders. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The criteria used to establish the method of transportation of any offender shall be based upon the stability of the offender requiring the transportation services. The contract medical provider assures that medically necessary in-state or out-of-state transport is provided for all offenders who meet the medical criteria for such transport. Transport will be provided by either IDOC institutional transportation services with or without medical assistance or by medical air services, either rotary or fixed wing, or ground transport services, which provides skilled medical personnel in attendance. In the event that the medical air craft has inadequate space for a security staff member to accompany the offender on the flight, the facility head or designee shall have the authority to waive the need for such security staff. The method of transportation for acutely ill offenders is the decision of the contract medical director or designee, or the facility authority in the absence of medical staff. When the medical transport arrangements have been made, the Facility Health Authority or designee shall report the scheduled transport to the facility head or designee. 1. Routine Transfer of Offenders The facility health authority or designee assures that when a roster of names of offenders to be transferred is received by medical staff, this roster of names and the accompanying health record is screened by a qualified health care professional and all pertinent information noted on the transfer screening form.