Only medical staff are to have access to these written requests. During evening and weekend hours, with no doctor on the premises, emergency care is the stated priority for RNs. Ambulances are to arrive quickly. Test results must be reviewed by a doctor, and standard follow-up care provided. Prisoners must be notified of abnormal test results, which must also be entered in medical records.
Normal results are to be made available upon patient request, either in writing or at sick call.
Provision of dental prostheses if needed for chewing, for medical reasons. Access to specialized counseling is to be available through sick call. It is far from simple, however, to ensure that the CDC will comply with the terms of the agreement, particularly in a lasting way, once officials are no longer under court scrutiny. The suit did not include Valley State Prison, another large prison across the road from CCWF in Chowchilla. I think ideally justice is supposed to be administered without being in the control of emotions that could distort a decision.