Section 210IAC7-2-1. Access

   (a) All offenders shall be entitled to the following:

(1) Medical care, medical personnel, and medical facilities of a quality complying with applicable state licensing requirements.

(2) First-aid or emergency treatment on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.

(3) Mental health care by a psychiatrist, a psychologist, or another mental health professional.

  (b) Only those health care services authorized by the department, and in accordance with department procedures and health care directives, shall be available to offenders. Offenders seeking health care services shall be required to obtain the authorized services from health care professionals designated by the department. Offenders shall not be allowed to choose either the health care professional or the location where such services are provided.

  (c) No offender shall be denied health care services by anyone other than a qualified health care professional who has made a determination, based upon professional judgement, that the requested services are not appropriate.

  (d) No offender shall be denied health care services due to a lack of sufficient funds in the Inmate Trust Fund account to make the required co-payment.

  (e) All offenders who have been committed to the department, but who are housed in a county jail, shall be subject to the rules of the county jail in which they are housed. Any co-payment for health care services shall be as determined by the rules of the county jail. (Department of Correction; 210 IAC 7-2-1; filed Apr 30, 1997, 9:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2285; readopted filed Jul 14, 2003, 10:50 a.m.: 26 IR 3960; readopted filed Dec 2, 2009, 2:18 p.m.: 20091223-IR-210090805RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2016, 1:36 p.m.: 20161214-IR-210160378RFA)