{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-549.62","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 549.62","heading":"Initial referral.","body":"(a) Staff shall refer an inmate who is observed to be on a hunger strike to medical or mental health staff for evaluation and, when appropriate, for treatment.\n(b) Medical staff ordinarily shall place the inmate in a medically appropriate locked room for close monitoring.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 549—MEDICAL SERVICES","Subpart E—Hunger Strikes, Inmate"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"5c0d475b29e79e44b18d80e3e415ab4ac34db66af6c2434384b8dfe1cd0e6cb4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-549.61","next":"us/28-cfr-549.63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}