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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7633 - Sanitation › Section 7633.3 - General facility sanitation

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(a) The
				  department shall develop a written housekeeping plan for all areas of a
				  facility's physical plant which shall provide for daily housekeeping and
				  regular maintenance by assigning specific duties and responsibilities to staff
				  and inmates to ensure that all areas of a facility are maintained in a sanitary
				  manner.
(b) Each prisoner confined
				  in a facility shall maintain his individual housing unit in a sanitary manner.
				  Any prisoner failing to comply with this requirement may be subject to
				  disciplinary action.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7633 - Sanitation › Section 7633.4 - Food service sanitation

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(a) The
				  department shall ensure that the food service areas, including equipment and
				  utensils, in each facility are maintained in a sanitary manner.
(b) The department shall specify the
				  sanitization procedures which are to be employed in the food service areas of
				  each facility.
(c) The department
				  shall specify all food equipment and utensils which are necessary in the food
				  service areas.
(d) The department
				  shall require that all persons employed in the food service area of a facility
				  maintain high levels of cleanliness and conform to hygienic practices while on
				  duty consistent with applicable laws.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7633 - Sanitation › Section 7633.5 - Insect and rodent control

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(a) The
				  department shall ensure that each facility provide for the control of vermin
				  and pests.
(b) Any pesticide or
				  pesticide applicator authorized by the department for use in a facility shall:
(1) be maintained in a safe and secure
				  manner;
(2) be used as directed by
				  the manufacturer and in accordance with the requirements established by the New
				  York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and
(3) be approved by the New York State
				  Department of Environmental Conservation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7633 - Sanitation › Section 7633.6 - Sanitation inspections

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(a) The
				  department shall require weekly sanitation inspections of all institution areas
				  by a designated staff member. Such inspections shall be recorded in
				  writing.
(b) The department shall
				  request at least annual inspections by Federal, State and/or local sanitation
				  and health officials in compliance with all applicable laws of the governing
				  jurisdiction. There shall be documentation that deficiencies have been
				  corrected. Such inspections conducted pursuant to this subdivision shall be
				  designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Part and with
				  applicable provisions of the State's Sanitary Code as contained in 10 NYCRR
				  Chapter I.
(c) The department shall
				  require that the institution's potable water source, whether owned or operated
				  by the public water department or the institution, is certified in compliance
				  with jurisdictional laws and regulations.
(d) The results of any inspections conducted
				  pursuant to this Part shall be recorded in writing.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7633 - Sanitation › Section 7633.7 - Waste disposal

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The department shall ensure that each facility provide for
					 waste disposal which protects the health and safety of prisoners and staff and
					 complies with all applicable laws and codes.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7634 - Chemical Agents › Section 7634.1 - Policy

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The use of chemical agents in a correctional facility shall
					 be controlled and reasonably applied only when necessary to protect the safety,
					 security and good order of the facility. Chemical agents when used
					 appropriately by trained facility staff under certain conditions have proven to
					 be an effective method in preventing the loss of authority without resorting to
					 physical contact or deadly physical force.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7634 - Chemical Agents › Section 7634.2 - Authorized chemical agents

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(a)
				  The only chemical agents which shall be stored or used in a correctional
				  facility shall be chloroacetophenone (CN) and ortho chlorobenzalmalonitrile
				  (CS).
(b) Chemical agents shall be
				  administered only by the use of department-approved grenades, projectiles,
				  aerosols, fogging and dusting devices.
(c) Devices such as tear gas billies, pens or
				  other small caliber devices of similar design shall be strictly
				  prohibited.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7634 - Chemical Agents › Section 7634.3 - Authorization for the use of chemical agents

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(a) No chemical agents shall be used by
				  facility staff without proper authorization pursuant to the requirements of
				  this section.
(b) Authorization for
				  the use of chemical agents shall emanate from the highest authority available
				  within each facility. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) of this
				  section, only facility staff at or above the rank of lieutenant or in the
				  position of watch commander who have been trained in the use of chemical agents
				  shall have the authority to order the use of such agents.
(c) In extreme cases, when a delay in the use
				  of chemical agents presents an immediate threat of death or serious injury or
				  severely threatens the safety or security of the correctional facility,
				  facility staff have the authority to use chemical agents without authorization
				  pursuant to the requirements of subdivision (b) of this section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7634 - Chemical Agents › Section 7634.4 - Use of chemical agents

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(a)
				  Chemical agents shall not be used as a means of punishment.
(b) The use of any chemical agent shall be
				  supervised by a staff person at the rank of sergeant or above who have been
				  trained in the use of chemical agents, except in extreme cases when a delay in
				  the use of such agents presents an immediate threat of death or serious injury
				  or severely threatens the safety or security of the facility.
(c) Prior to the use of chemical agents, the
				  person authorizing such use shall notify facility health services staff, except
				  in extreme cases when a delay in the use of such agents presents an immediate
				  threat of death or serious injury or severely threatens the safety or security
				  of the facility.
(d) Prior to the
				  use of chemical agents, facility health services staff who are trained in the
				  medical consequences of the use of such agents shall make reasonable efforts to
				  inform the authorizing officer whether such use may aggravate any existing
				  injuries, illnesses or other physical conditions of any person who may be
				  exposed.
(e) Prior to the use of
				  chemical agents, facility staff shall consider:
(1) the safety hazards such agents can
				  produce when used under certain conditions for certain periods of time in
				  enclosed areas;
(2) the safety
				  hazards presented by the use of burning-type grenades and projectiles in the
				  vicinity of combustible materials; and
(3) the distinctive characteristics of each
				  type of agent and how these characteristics will affect the situation for which
				  they are being considered for use.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7634 - Chemical Agents › Section 7634.5 - Training in the use of chemical agents

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(a) All facility staff who have the authority
				  to order the use of chemical agents pursuant to section
				  7634.3 
				  of this Part, supervise such use pursuant to section
				  7634.4(b) 
				  of this Part, and use such agents, shall have successfully completed a chemical
				  agents training program developed by the department.
(b) Such training program shall incorporate
				  accepted practices in the use of chemical agents and shall be submitted to the
				  Commission of Correction for approval before delivery to department
				  staff.
(c) All facility staff who
				  have the authority to order the use of chemical agents pursuant to section
				  7634.3 
				  of this Part, supervise such use pursuant to section
				  7634.4(b) 
				  of this Part, and use such agents, shall also receive additional annual
				  in-service training to ensure continued proficiency in chemical agent
				  issues.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7634 - Chemical Agents › Section 7634.6 - Storage and maintenance of chemical agents

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(a) All chemical agent equipment, munitions
				  or devices stored within a facility shall be maintained in a safe and secure
				  manner. Such storage shall ensure that only persons trained in the use of such
				  articles have access to them.
(b)
				  Quarterly inspections of all such equipment, munitions or devices shall be
				  conducted.
(c) A written record of
				  all such inspections shall be maintained.
(d) Munitions and devices which have passed
				  their predetermined expiration date shall be stored separately from the usable
				  stock.
(e) Such munitions and
				  devices shall be disposed of in compliance with aaccepted practices or used for
				  training purposes only.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7634 - Chemical Agents › Section 7634.7 - Recording the use of chemical agents

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(a) A written record of all incidents of
				  chemical agent use, except when such agents are used for training purposes,
				  shall be maintained.
(b) Such
				  record shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) the date and time of use;
(2) the location of the incident within the
				  facility;
(3) the facts and
				  circumstances surrounding the use of the agent;
(4) the name of the person authorizing the
				  use of the agent;
(5) the name(s)
				  of any person(s) on whom the agent was used;
(6) the name(s) of any facility staff
				  involved in the use of the agent;
(7) the brand name of the agent
				  used;
(8) the approximate amount of
				  agent used;
(9) the approximate
				  length of time each person was exposed to the agent from the use of the agent
				  to initiation of decontamination procedures;
(10) the name and professional title of
				  facility health services staff providing medical advice and assistance in
				  accordance with the provisions of section
				  7634.4(d) 
				  of this Part and any treatment provided; and
(11) any adverse physical reactions of any
				  person(s) to the use of the agent.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7640 - Use of body imaging scanning equipment › Section 7640.1 - Policy

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The purpose of this Part shall be to ensure that body
					 imaging scanning equipment is used in correctional facilities to prevent the
					 entry of contraband, in a manner that ensures for the safety and security of
					 both incarcerated individuals and facility staff.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7640 - Use of body imaging scanning equipment › Section 7640.2 - Definitions

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As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply
					 to the terms listed below:
(a)
Body imaging scanning equipment
shall mean equipment that
				  utilizes a low dose of ionizing radiation to produce an anatomical image
				  capable of detecting objects placed on, attached to, or secreted within a
				  person's body.
(b)
Department of Health
shall mean the New York State Department
				  of Health.
(c)
Visitor
shall mean a person entering a correctional facility
				  with the intent of visiting an incarcerated individual, but shall not include
				  an attorney, acting in a professional capacity and authorized to practice law
				  in New York State or in any jurisdiction where the incarcerated individual has
				  a legal action, proceeding or other legal matter pending, or any individual
				  with the statutory authority to visit, at pleasure, any correctional facility
				  within the state.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7640 - Use of body imaging scanning equipment › Section 7640.3 - General use of body imaging scanning equipment

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(a) The
				  department shall ensure that the installation, registration, recordkeeping,
				  maintenance, operation and inspection of any body imaging scanning equipment
				  utilized in a correctional facility shall comply with the regulatory
				  requirements promulgated by the Department of Health.
(b) An individual who is pregnant shall not
				  be subject to body imaging scanning equipment at any time.
(c) Procedures for identifying pregnant
				  individuals shall be implemented by the department, consistent with applicable
				  Department of Health regulations.
(d) Body imaging scanning equipment may not
				  be used for medical examinations or to diagnose an illness or injury.
(e) Absent exigent circumstances, all body
				  scans must be conducted by an officer of the same sex as the individual being
				  scanned. Individuals who are transgender or intersex may request that they be
				  scanned by an officer of a specific gender.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7640 - Use of body imaging scanning equipment › Section 7640.4 - Body imaging scanning of incarcerated individuals

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(a)
				  Incarcerated individuals may be searched utilizing body imaging scanning
				  equipment in the following circumstances:
(1)
				  upon admission to a correctional facility;
(2) when subject to a drug or special
				  watch;
(3) when involved in an
				  assault or other significant facility incident;
(4) during a facility-wide or random
				  individual search;
(5) prior to
				  exiting and upon returning to a facility;
(6) at the conclusion of a contact visit;
				  or
(7) when other means of searching
				  an incarcerated individual provide a basis to believe the individual is in
				  possession of contraband.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7640 - Use of body imaging scanning equipment › Section 7640.5 - Body imaging scanning of visitors

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(a) Visitors
				  may be searched utilizing body imaging scanning equipment when entering a
				  facility to visit an incarcerated individual or participating in the Family
				  Reunion Program.
(b) Alternative
				  methods of screening may be used to accommodate visitors who decline or are
				  unable to be screened by body imaging scanning equipment for diagnosed medical
				  reasons. No visitor shall be subjected to any form of harassment or
				  intimidation for choosing to be searched by an alternative method of screening
				  in lieu of body imaging scanning.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of
				  subdivision (b) of this section, a visitor may be required to submit to
				  screening by body imaging scanning equipment, despite declining such screening
				  for reasons other than pregnancy or diagnosed medical reasons, where security
				  considerations warrant. Ensuing declination by the visitor to screening by body
				  imaging scanning equipment shall constitute grounds to deny the
				  visitation.
(d) Any determination
				  to require screening by body imaging scanning equipment following a visitor's
				  declination, pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section, shall be made by the
				  watch commander, or facility staff member of higher rank, in writing, and shall
				  state the specific facts and reasons underlying the
				  determination.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.1 - Policy

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Adequate health care and health care services shall be
					 provided to all inmates in order to protect their physical and mental
					 well-being. Such care and services shall promote inmate health through the
					 prevention of disease and disability and the detection, treatment and
					 management of disease.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.2 - Applicability

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The provisions of this Part shall apply to the department
					 and to all correctional facilities operated by the
					 department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.4 - Departmental and facility policies and procedures

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The department shall develop and implement standard
					 operating procedures pursuant to Part 7605 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.5 - Administrative health services authority

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(a) The department shall establish
				  administrative health services authorities. The department shall require that
				  health care delivery in correctional facilities is governed by an
				  administrative health services authority.
(b) Every administrative health services
				  authority shall fall under the management of a health services
				  administrator.
(c) The department
				  shall develop a written job description for the position of health services
				  administrator.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.6 - Clinical health services authority

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(a) The department shall establish clinical
				  health services authorities. The department shall require that direct health
				  care delivery in correctional facilities is governed by a clinical health
				  services authority.
(b) At a
				  minimum, each clinical health services authority shall consist of: a medical
				  director; director of nursing; and health care staff.
(c) The department shall develop written job
				  descriptions outlining the duties and responsibilities of the medical director,
				  director of nursing and health care staff.
(d) Each medical director shall be a
				  physician currently licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York.
				  Each clinical health services authority with jurisdiction over more than one
				  correctional facility shall be staffed by a full time medical
				  director.
(e) Each medical director
				  shall be responsible for the quality, continuity and availability of all health
				  care provided to inmates within each correctional facility.
(f) Each director of nursing shall be a
				  registered professional nurse in the State of New York.
(g) The department shall provide each
				  clinical health services authority with a health care staff which consists of
				  adequate numbers of New York State licensed clinical physicians, registered
				  professional nurses, licensed practical nurses and/or registered physician's
				  assistants and/or certified nurse practitioners to meet the health care needs
				  of the inmate population under the care of the clinical health services
				  authority. In determining the adequacy of each health care staff, the
				  department shall take into account factors including, but not limited to:
(1) the annual average size of the inmate
				  population under the care of the clinical health services authority;
(2) the level(s) of care to be delivered by
				  the clinical health services authority as defined by the department consistent
				  with the requirements of this Part; and
(3) impediments to or limitations upon inmate
				  access to health services associated with security imperatives and/or physical
				  plant location or configuration.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.7 - Medical treatment areas generally

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(a)
				  All buildings housing medical treatment areas within each correctional facility
				  shall provide space for diagnosis and treatment adequate to meet the needs of
				  the facility population.
(b) In
				  newly constructed or renovated facilities, each medical treatment area shall
				  contain a nurses' station which shall be an enclosed area and be proximate to
				  the infirmary and observation rooms.
(c) Consistent with the requirements of 10
				  NYCRR Subparts 70-1 and 70-2, solid waste originating in medical treatment
				  areas, including but not limited to: garbage, rubbish and other refuse;
				  biological waste; and infectious materials shall be disposed of in such a
				  manner that will prevent the transmission of disease and not create a nuisance,
				  fire hazard or breeding place for insects or rodents.
(d) The department shall develop, implement
				  and enforce a comprehensive medical housekeeping and infection control policy
				  and procedure specifically tailored to each medical treatment area.
(e) The department shall ensure that all
				  details, finishes and furnishings in medical treatment areas are able to be
				  easily cleaned and in a condition which facilitates infection
				  control.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.8 - Independent health care services

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The department shall require that all independent providers
					 of health care treatment and services to inmates comply with the pertinent
					 requirements of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.9 - Reception health assessment

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(a) The
				  department shall develop and implement a reception health assessment process
				  for each inmate which includes, but is not limited to:
(1) a health screening which shall be
				  performed as soon as possible after each inmate's reception into the custody of
				  the department, but in no event later than 24 hours after reception;
(2) a complete written medical history which
				  shall be obtained from each inmate within 14 days following reception into the
				  custody of the department and which shall include a chemical dependency
				  assessment and assessment of risk behaviors for HIV infection; and
(3) a complete physical examination which
				  shall be offered to each inmate within 14 days of reception into the custody of
				  the department, at no greater than five year intervals thereafter, and prior to
				  release from custody.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.10 - Ambulatory health care services

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(a) The department shall require each
				  correctional facility to provide access to ambulatory health care
				  services.
(b) Each maximum and
				  medium security correctional facility shall maintain an ambulatory services
				  clinic.
(c) Each correctional
				  facility shall provide ambulatory services access adequate to meet the needs of
				  the inmate population. Except in emergencies, no inmate shall be denied access
				  to such services during their hours of operation.
(d) Treatment plans shall be formulated and
				  implemented for all inmates in need of continuing medical treatment on an
				  ambulatory service basis. Such treatment plans shall provide for regular,
				  periodic medical reevaluation of such inmates.
(e) The department shall require that each
				  facility's ambulatory services clinic provide sufficient numbers of separate
				  rooms which shall include, but are not limited to:
(1) a storage area for medical records and
				  medical supplies;
(2) an emergency
				  service room;
(3) a private
				  examination and treatment room; and
(4) an adequate waiting space.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.12 - Medical emergency services

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(a) Each correctional facility shall provide
				  access to emergency services which permit the medical evaluation, treatment and
				  disposition of medical emergency cases on a 24-hour basis each day.
(b) Each correctional facility shall
				  designate a primary and, if practicable, a secondary certified or registered
				  ambulance service. Such designations shall be documented in writing and
				  approved by the department.
(c)
				  Each correctional facility shall designate a primary and, if practicable, a
				  secondary nearby hospital emergency room to provide emergency medical services
				  on a 24-hour basis each day. Such designations shall be documented in writing
				  and approved by the department.
(d)
				  Each correctional facility shall develop security procedures providing for the
				  immediate medical transfer of inmates.
(e) Inmates requiring hospital emergency room
				  service shall be personally presented at such emergency room for treatment.
				  Every refusal of hospital emergency room service to inmates so presented which,
				  in the opinion of the facility medical director, constitutes a violation of 10
				  NYCRR 405.19(e) shall be reported in complaint form to the New York State
				  Department of Health, Bureau of Hospital Services by such medical
				  director.
(f) Every refusal by a
				  New York State Health Department certified or registered ambulance service to
				  respond to a medical emergency at a correctional facility shall be reported in
				  complaint form by the medical director of such facility to the New York State
				  Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
(g) Each correctional facility shall provide
				  first aid kits adequate in number, distribution and contents to meet the needs
				  of security and health care staff as determined by the facility medical
				  director.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.13 - Hospital services

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(a)
				  Consistent with the requirements of this Part, the department shall provide
				  access for all inmates to the services of a hospital.
(b) The department shall designate in writing
				  hospitals for acute care and outpatient hospital services adequate to meet the
				  needs of the inmate population.
(c)
				  The department shall determine acute care hospital services needs, including
				  future needs. In making such determination, the department shall take into
				  account the utilization review activities as they relate to hospital
				  services.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.14 - Quality assurance program

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The department shall establish and maintain a formal,
					 coordinated program which periodically evaluates the health care delivery
					 activities of each facility within the context of the overall departmental
					 health care delivery system for the purpose of enhancing the quality of
					 inmate-patient care and identifying and preventing medical and dental
					 malpractice. Such activities shall involve all aspects of inmate medical care
					 at correctional facilities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.15 - Skilled professional health care services

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(a) The department shall provide every total
				  care patient access to skilled professional health care services.
(b) Consistent with the requirements of this
				  Part, the department shall also provide access to skilled professional health
				  care services for all other inmates the facility medical director determines
				  require such services.
(c) A
				  registered physical therapist shall be in charge of each physical therapy
				  service.
(d) There shall be a full
				  time medical director responsible for the provision of skilled health care
				  services who shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in New York
				  State.
(e) The department shall
				  provide or provide access to sufficient diagnostic, therapeutic and
				  rehabilitative equipment for skilled health care services and shall ensure that
				  it is maintained in good order and repair.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.16 - Special diagnostic and therapeutic services

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(a) The department shall provide access to
				  special diagnostic and therapeutic services provided by qualified medical
				  specialists to all inmates as ordered by the facility medical
				  director.
(b) The department shall
				  require that:
(1) emergency surgery is
				  performed immediately;
(2)
				  diagnostic surgery is performed in a timely manner; and
(3) elective surgery approved by the medical
				  director to correct conditions determined by the medical director to be
				  progressively deteriorating is performed within a time span recommended by the
				  medical director in each case, but in no event more than 120 days after
				  completion of such pre-surgical approval in each case.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.17 - Prenatal and infant care services

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(a) The department shall provide
				  comprehensive prenatal care delivered by qualified specialists for all pregnant
				  inmates which shall include, but is not limited to, regular medical
				  examinations, advice on appropriate levels of activity and safety precautions,
				  nutritional guidance, and HIV education.
(b) The department shall provide facilities
				  and services for the rooming-in housing and care of infants which are adequate
				  to meet the needs of the inmate population.
(c) The department shall require every
				  correctional facility where infants are housed to maintain a well-infant
				  nursery with equipment and furnishings which shall include, but is not limited
				  to:
(1) a separate formula room which shall
				  be used for no purpose other than preparation of infant feedings;
(2) a bassinet or crib approved by the
				  medical director for each infant;
(3) a refrigerator used for no purpose other
				  than the storage of infant feedings;
(4) effective screening for all exterior
				  doors and windows used for ventilation;
(5) a foot-controlled, covered receptacle for
				  the disposal of wet or soiled diapers, and sanitary equipment for the sanitary
				  disposal of linen other than wet or soiled diapers;
(6) sufficient quantities of fresh, clean
				  covers for scale pans and changing tables such that each infant is weighed,
				  diaper-changed, examined or treated on a freshly covered scale or changing
				  table;
(7) a sink with hot and cold
				  running water, soap, and disposable towel dispenser; and
(8) a linen inventory sufficient to meet the
				  needs of the nursery.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.18 - Special provisions applicable to the management of illness associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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(a) The department shall develop and
				  implement uniform policies, procedures and protocols for the early detection
				  and diagnosis of HIV illness.
(b)
				  Policies, procedures and protocols developed and implemented pursuant to
				  subdivision (a) of this section shall ensure compliance with all applicable
				  laws, rules and regulations.
(c)
				  Such procedures shall include, but are not limited to, uniform written
				  policies, procedures and protocols which govern and standardize the
				  availability and administration of HIV antibody tests to inmates consistent
				  with Public Health Law, article 27-F, its implementing regulations and any
				  other applicable laws.
(d) The
				  department shall provide all inmates known to have HIV illness access, at the
				  discretion of the medical director, to outpatient consultation and therapeutic
				  services sufficient to meet their needs in a timely fashion which shall
				  include, but is not limited to, the services of specialists qualified to treat
				  infectious diseases.
(e) The
				  department shall provide all inmates acutely ill with HIV illness access to
				  inpatient hospital services sufficiently staffed and equipped to provide
				  effective therapy for HIV illness and its complications on a 24-hour basis
				  which includes, but is not limited to:
(1) a
				  24-hour physician staff;
(2) an
				  intensive care unit;
(3) daily
				  24-hour respiratory therapy and ventilatory support; and
(4) daily 24-hour laboratory and pharmacy
				  services sufficient to meet the needs of HIV patients.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.19 - Medical records

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(a) A
				  permanent individual medical record shall be recorded and maintained for every
				  inmate.
(b) All health care
				  services provided to inmates by facility health care staff or by independent
				  health care providers shall be permanently recorded in the medical
				  record.
(c) Medical records shall
				  contain sufficient information to justify the diagnosis and warrant the
				  treatment and results.
(d) Each
				  inmate's medical history shall be kept current.
(e) Each active inmate medical record shall
				  contain a written, regularly updated list of diagnosed medical problems located
				  at the beginning of the record.
(f)
				  The department shall maintain a professional review system which ensures that a
				  representative sample of inmate medical records in every facility is
				  periodically reviewed for completeness and for quality of medical care based
				  upon evidence in the medical record.
(g) The department shall provide each
				  clinical health services authority with a trained medical records clerk
				  responsible for inmate medical records.
(h) Each clinical health services authority
				  shall maintain a system of storage and identification to ensure the prompt
				  location and retrieval of every inmate medical record.
(i) Consistent with Public Health Law,
				  article 27-F the medical record of every inmate transferred between
				  correctional facilities shall be routinely forwarded with the inmate at the
				  time of transfer to the receiving facility. If, due to an emergency situation,
				  it is not possible to forward the medical record at the time of an inmate's
				  transfer, such record shall be forwarded to the receiving facility within 24
				  hours of the time of transfer. When an inmate is transferred to a local
				  correctional facility, the transfer of medical records shall be consistent with
				  the requirements of section 601  of the Correction Law.
(j) All inmate medical records shall be
				  safely and securely retained as required by law.
(k) All inmate medical records shall be
				  confidential and access to them restricted as required by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.20 - Medical isolation

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(a)
				  Consistent with the requirements of this Part, each correctional facility which
				  operates an infirmary shall develop and implement procedures for medical
				  isolation.
(b) There shall be at
				  least one isolation room in each correctional facility which operates a
				  facility infirmary.
(c) Additional
				  isolation rooms shall be provided at a ratio of one isolation room for every 30
				  infirmary beds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.21 - Radiology services

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(a) Each
				  correctional facility shall have access to radiology services adequate to make
				  satisfactory radiographs as ordered by the medical director and sufficient to
				  meet the needs of its population.
(b) All radiographs other than dental
				  radiographs shall be interpreted by a board-eligible radiologist.
				  Interpretations shall be recorded in writing, signed and dated by the
				  radiologist.
(c) Only licensed
				  X-ray technicians shall operate facility radiology equipment except that
				  dentists and dental hygienists under the supervision of a dentist may operate
				  facility dental radiology equipment.
(d) All radiology equipment operated by a
				  correctional facility shall be licensed and registered by State or local
				  authorities.
(e) A radiation
				  physicist other than an employee of the department shall inspect each
				  correctional facility's radiology equipment on an annual basis to ensure that
				  it is free of hazards for inmates and staff members. Such inspections shall be
				  recorded in writing and forwarded to the department.
(f) The department shall establish a
				  radiation protection program for each correctional facility which operates
				  radiology services.
(g) Facility
				  radiology services shall be used solely for medical diagnostic purposes and
				  only when ordered by a clinical physician.
(h) The department shall maintain a system of
				  storage, identification and retrieval to ensure the prompt location of every
				  inmate radiograph.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.22 - Laboratory services

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(a) Each
				  correctional facility shall have access to licensed clinical laboratory
				  services which meet clinical laboratory operating standards set forth by the
				  New York State Department of Health sufficient to meet the needs of its
				  population as ordered by the facility medical director.
(b) Clinical laboratory services provided
				  within a correctional facility shall be provided only by registered clinical
				  laboratory technologists or clinical physicians.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter VI - Minimum Standards And Regulations For Management Of State Correctional Facilities › Part 7651 - Health Services › Section 7651.23 - Pharmacy services

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(a) The
				  department shall require that in every correctional facility which operates a
				  pharmacy, such pharmacy is under the direct supervision of a licensed
				  pharmacist.
(b) In each facility
				  that maintains a drug room or a pharmaceutical substock, such room or substock
				  shall be under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
(c) Each facility pharmacy shall maintain a
				  perpetual record of stock on hand and of the dispensing of all legend
				  drugs.
(d) Each facility pharmacy
				  shall maintain written medication profiles on all inmates who receive
				  prescription medication.
(e) The
				  department shall provide each correctional facility with a standardized
				  formulary or list of drugs accepted for use in correctional
				  facilities.
(f) All controlled
				  substances shall be delivered or administered only by a member of the health
				  care staff.
(g) Injectable
				  medications shall be administered to inmates by a member of the health care
				  staff. If the facility medical director approves individual inmates to
				  self-administer certain injectable subcutaneous medications, such
				  self-administration shall be performed under the direct visual supervision of a
				  registered professional nurse.
(h)
				  All such approvals for individual inmates to self-administer certain
				  subcutaneous medications shall be documented in writing by the facility medical
				  director and recorded in the inmate's medical record.
(i) All stocks of legend drugs, syringes, and
				  needles shall be stored in a manner which prevents unauthorized
				  access.
(j) Consistent with the
				  requirements of this Part, the department shall develop and enforce procedures
				  to ensure that there are adequate safeguards and appropriate accountability for
				  the delivery of medication to individual inmates by correction
				  officers.
(k) The department shall
				  establish and implement written standard operating procedures regarding:
(1) telephone medication orders;
(2) verbal medication orders;
(3) standing orders for medication;
(4) medication renewals;
(5) automatic stop dates for prescribed
				  medication; and
(6) possession of
				  prescription medication by inmates.