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(A) The licensed agency shall have adequate first aid equipment and supplies available in designated areas of the facility at all times for medical emergencies. All first aid equipment and supplies shall be inventoried monthly, replenished as needed, and shall meet Red Cross or other recognized health authority standards..
(B) One staff member on duty on each shift of the licensed agency shall be certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid procedures.
(C) The licensed agency shall have letters of agreement with a licensed hospital, clinic or physician to provide routine medical and urgent care services to offenders on a twenty-four hour per day basis which shall be utilized as needed.
(D) The licensed agency shall have written medical emergency and medical back-up plans, that are communicated to all employees and offenders and posted throughout the facility.
(E) The licensed agency shall implement policies and procedures:
(1) To provide for medical examinations of any offender suspected of having a serious infectious or communicable disease.
(2) The licensed agency shall imlement universal precaution procedures.
The procedures shall be revised as updated information becomes available.
(F) The licensed agency shall, to the extent possible, ensure a drug-free program. If the agency operates a urine surveillance program, procedures shall be implemented that provide instructions for collection and processing of samples, interpretation of results, and responses to violations.
(G) The licensed agency shall implement a policy and procedure regarding the monitoring, possession, use and disposal of controlled substances, prescribed medications, over-the-counter drugs, and other medical supplies.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/12/2006 and 01/12/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 2967.14, 2967.26
Rule Amplifies: 2967.14, 2967.26
Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/82, 4/17/93, 7/1/2002