17-72-501. Disclosure of prisoner medical clearance -- Care and health care of prisoners -- Funding of services -- Private contractor.
(1) A health care provider, as defined in Section, who provides health care to an individual before the individual is booked into a county jail by a competent authority, is authorized to disclose to the competent authority whether the individual is medically cleared for incarceration. 78B-3-403 The disclosure under Subsectionshall be made in writing if requested by the competent authority. (1)(a)
(2) Except as provided in Subsection, a sheriff shall: (8) receive each prisoner committed to jail by competent authority; provide each prisoner with necessary food, clothing, and bedding in the manner prescribed by the county legislative body; subject to Subsection, provide each prisoner health care when: (7) the prisoner's symptoms evidence a serious disease or injury; the prisoner's disease or injury is curable or may be substantially alleviated; and the potential for harm to the prisoner by reason of delay or the denial of health care would be substantial; provide each prisoner, as part of the intake process, with the option of continuing any of the following medically prescribed methods of contraception: an oral contraceptive; an injectable contraceptive; a patch; a vaginal ring; or an intrauterine device, if the prisoner was prescribed the intrauterine device because the prisoner experiences serious and persistent adverse effects when using the methods of contraception described in Subsectionsand; (2)(d)(i) (ii) within 30 days after a prisoner is committed to jail, use an evidence-based screening tool to screen each inmate for substance use disorders; and use the results of the screening to assist with providing programming and treatment options for the prisoner; cooperate with health care personnel to continue a medication assisted treatment plan for a prisoner if the prisoner was an active client before arrest and commitment; and ensure that each female prisoner younger than 50 years old who has been incarcerated for longer than 72 hours on a state or local criminal offense is offered, which the prisoner may reject, a test for pregnancy.
(3) A sheriff may provide the generic form of a contraceptive described in Subsectionor. (2)(d)(i) (ii)
(4) A sheriff shall follow the provisions of Sectionif a prisoner is pregnant or in postpartum recovery, as that term is defined in Section, including the reporting requirements described in Subsectionsand. 64-13-46 64-13-46 17-22-32(2)(m) (n)
(5) Except as provided in Sectionand Subsection, the expense incurred in providing the services required by this section to prisoners shall be paid from the county treasury. 17-72-506 (5)(b) The expense incurred in providing the services described in Subsectionto prisoners shall be paid by the Department of Health and Human Services. (2)(d)
(6) A medication used for a medication assisted treatment plan under Subsection: (2)(f) shall be administered to a prisoner in accordance with the prisoner's prescription under the direction of the sheriff; may be paid for by a county; and may be left or stored at a jail at the discretion of the sheriff.
(7) A sheriff may not initiate any of the following procedures or treatments for a prisoner: a cross-sex hormone treatment; a primary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or a secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure. Subject to Subsectionand Section, a sheriff may provide psychotherapy, mental health care, or any other necessary and appropriate treatment to treat a prisoner's gender dysphoria and any co-occuring mental health disorder. (7)(a) 17-72-503
(8) If the county executive contracts with a private contractor to provide the services required by this section, the sheriff shall provide only those services required of the sheriff by the contract between the county and the private contractor.