§ 4.1. Administering medications
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 57. Prisons and ReformatoriesEffective: [See Text Amendments] to October 31, 2023
Effective: [See Text Amendments] to October 31, 2023
57 Okl.St.Ann. § 4.1
§ 4.1. Administering medications
In addition to other medical and health care services required by a jail facility as may be provided by rule by the State Department of Health, the person responsible for administration for a jail shall administer medications according to the following:
1. Prescription medications shall be provided to the prisoner as directed by a physician or designated medical authority. The prisoner shall be observed to ensure the prisoner takes the medication. The physician or designated medical authority shall be particularly aware through his or her training of the impact of opiate or methadone withdrawal symptoms that may occur in regard to the mental and physical health of the prisoner. The physician or medical authority shall prescribe and administer appropriate medications to the prisoner pursuant to Section 5-204 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes as the medical authority deems appropriate to address those symptoms. Neither prescription nor over-the-counter medications shall be kept by a prisoner in a cell with the exception of prescribed nitroglycerin tablets and prescription inhalers. Over-the-counter medications shall not be administered without a physician's approval unless using prepackaged medications;
Credits
Laws 2011, c. 382, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
57 Okl. St. Ann. § 4.1, OK ST T. 57 § 4.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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