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South Correctional Entity (SCORE) <br />Housing Agreement <br />Page 14 <br />Exhibit D <br />MEDICAL ACCEPTABILITY <br />SCORE shall determine the medical and mental acceptability of Inmates for booking or housing using the <br />following guidelines. However, final acceptance is based upon approval of medical staff at the time of <br />booking. Excluding criteria include but are not limited to: <br />1.Signs of untreated broken bones or dislocated joints. <br />2.Any injury or illness requiring emergency medical treatment. <br />3.Unconsciousness. <br />4.Inmates unable to stand and walk under their own power, unless they normally use an assistive <br />device, such as a wheelchair, for mobility. <br />5.Bed bound individuals. <br />6.Individuals with attached IV or requiring IV medications. <br />7.Individuals requiring the use of oxygen tanks. <br />8.AMA (Against Medical Advice) from the hospital. <br />9.Individuals having had major invasive surgery within the last 72 hours. Non-invasive surgery such <br />as oral surgery, laser-eye surgery and minor surgery may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. <br />10.Wounds with drainage tubes attached. <br />11.Persons with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other psychological conditions to the point where the <br />Inmate cannot perform activities of daily living (“ADL’s”) or who do not have the capacity to <br />function safely within a correctional environment. <br />12.Persons who are diagnosed as developmentally delayed and who do not have the capacity to <br />function safely within a correctional environment or who cannot perform ADL’s. <br />13.Persons undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment. <br />14.Persons undergoing dialysis. <br />15.Persons with suicidal ideations or gestures within the past 72 hours. <br />16.Persons, if prescribed, who have not taken psychotropic medications for at least 72 hours. <br />17.Persons who have by self-disclosure, admitted to attempting suicide within the last 30 days. <br />18.Persons who have attempted suicide during their current incarceration. <br />19.Persons displaying current psychotic episode.