6VAC15-45-1390. Inmate jobs.
Written policy, procedure, and practice shall provide that inmates are not used for the following duties:
1. Performing direct patient care services.
2. Scheduling health care appointments.
3. Determining access of other inmates to health care services.
4. Handling or having access to surgical instruments, needles, medications, and medical records.
5. Operating diagnostic and therapeutic instruments.
Statutory Authority
§ 53.1-266 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR230-01-006 § 13.21; Virginia Register Volume 12, Issue 4, eff. December 13, 1995.
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