Common use of Health Assessments Clause in Contracts

Health Assessments. The State shall ensure that all inmates receive timely medical and mental health assessments. Upon intake, the State shall ensure that a medical professional identifies those persons who have chronic illness. Those persons with chronic illness shall receive a full health assessment between one (1) and seven (7) days of intake, depending on their physical condition. Persons without chronic illness should receive full health assessment within fourteen (14) days of intake. The State will ensure that inmates with chronic illnesses will be tracked in a standardized fashion. A re- admitted inmate or an inmate transferred from another facility who has received a documented full health assessment within the previous twelve (12) months, and whose receiving screening shows no change in health status, need not receive a new full medical and mental health assessment. For such inmates, medical staff and mental health professionals shall review prior records and update tests and examinations as needed.

Health Assessments. The State shall ensure that all inmates receive timely medical and mental health assessments. Upon intake, the State shall ensure that a medical professional identifies those persons who have chronic illness. Those persons with chronic illness shall receive a full health assessment between one (1) and within seven (7) days of intake, depending on their physical condition. Persons without chronic illness should receive a full health assessment within fourteen (14) days of intake. The State will ensure that inmates with chronic illnesses will be tracked in a standardized fashion. A re- admitted readmitted inmate or an inmate transferred from another facility who has received a documented full health assessment within the previous twelve (12) months, and whose receiving screening shows no change in health status, need not receive a new full medical and mental health assessment. For such inmates, medical staff and mental health professionals shall review prior records and update tests and examinations as needed.