{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-192.8","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-192.8","heading":"Medical care – Develop written policies for emergency","body":"medical and health care services.\n\nA. Adequate medical care shall be provided in a detention\n\nfacility. The facility administrator shall develop and implement\n\nwritten policies for emergency medical and health care services.\n\nThe facility administrator shall be responsible for the medical\n\nservices of the detention facility and shall develop, with the\n\nassistance of a designated medical authority, the health care plan\n\nfor the detention facility. With appropriately credentialed on-site\n\nor off-site supervision, a detention facility may utilize physicians\n\nor other licensed medical personnel, Certified Nurse Practitioners\n\n(CNPs), psychologists, licensed professional counselors, licensed\n\nclinical social workers, licensed masters social workers, licensed\n\nalcohol and drug counselors, emergency medical technicians,\n\ncertified medical assistants, or certified nursing assistants for\n\nthe provision of medical care. Security restrictions shall be\n\nconsidered in the development of the plan and any medical personnel\n\nincluded in the plan shall have their responsibilities regulated by\n\nwritten job descriptions. The health care plan shall cover, at a\n\nminimum, the following:\n\n1. Intake screening procedures;\n\n2. Medications in the possession of the inmate;\n\n3. Medications prescribed or administered to the inmate;\n\n4. Documentation of information relevant to the health or\n\nmedical care of the inmate, including current illnesses and health\n\nproblems, as well as observation of the behavior and physical\n\ncondition of the inmate;\n\n5. Disposition and referral of inmates to qualified medical\n\npersonnel on an emergency basis;\n\n6. Retention and disposition of inmate medical records; and\n\n7. Such other procedures as may be necessary for the protection\n\nof facility employees, visitors, and inmates.\n\nB. A detention facility operated by a county, with permission\n\nfrom the county sheriff, may deduct monies collected from an inmate\n\nas a medical payment on account for medical services received by the\n\ninmate while incarcerated in the detention facility pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Section 531 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"eb18b35ac4afe65645736a18570d596a40280896ff5d290ec886bdb32d61fbec","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-192.7","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-192.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}