Next of Kin: Emergency Notification

Idaho
Department of
Correction

Standard
Operating
Procedure
Title:
Next of Kin: Emergency Notification

Page:
1 of 2

Control Number:
401.06.03.010
Version:
4.0
Adopted:
11-09-1998

Henry Atencio, deputy director, approved this document on 00/00/2015.
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SCOPE
This standard operating procedure applies to all supervising staff in facilities, healthcare
services staff, contract medical providers, and subcontractors.
Revision History
Revision date (06/18/2015) version 4.0: Periodic review to confirm content accuracy, updated
approval level.
Previous revision date: 09/19/2015

BOARD OF CORRECTION IDAPA RULE NUMBER 401
Medical Care
POLICY CONTROL NUMBER 401
Clinical Services and Treatment
PURPOSE
The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to establish procedures for notifying an
inmate’s next of kin in situations involving serious injury, or hospitalization in a n acute
setting.
PROCEDURE
The below identified staff must notify the inmate’s next of kin as identified by the inmate on
his emergency contact form .
Make notification unless doing so is contrary to penological interests.
Inmate in an IDOC Facility
1. The facility health authority or designee must immediately notify the s hift
commander.
2. The shift commander notifies the facility head.
3. The facility head or designee notifies next of kin.
Control Number:
401.06.03.010
Version:
4.0
Title:
Next of Kin: Emergency Notification

Page Number:
2 of 2

Idaho Department of Correction
Inmate in a Non-IDOC Facility
1. The facility health authority or designee must immediately notify the shift commander
of that facility.
2. The shift commander notifies the chief of management services or designee.
3. The chief of management services or designee notifies next of kin.

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