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DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTION
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
401.06.03.057
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SUBJECT:
Sexual Assaults
Adopted: 06-01-95
Revised: 04-05-99
Reformatted: 02-2001
INSTITUTIONAL
SERVICES
DIVISION
01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS
01.00.00. POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT
02.00.00. TABLE OF CONTENTS
03.00.00. REFERENCES
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
05.00.00. PROCEDURE
03.00.00. REFERENCES
Standards for Health Services in Prisons, P-57.
04.00.00. DEFINITIONS
Facility Health Authority: The on-site Health Authority or senior health staff assigned.
Medical Authority: Idaho Department of Correction Health Services Chief.
Medical Director: A physician (M.D.) either employed by the Idaho Department of Correction
or the physician in charge if medical services are privatized.
Mid-Level Provider: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
Qualified Health Professional: Physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse, dent ist,
mental health professional and others who by virtue of their education, credentials, and
experience are permitted by law within the scope of their professional practice are to evaluate
and care for patients.
Regional Health Manager: The individual assigned as the primary manager who is
administratively responsible for the delivery of medical services if health services are privatized.
05.00.00. PROCEDURE
Victims of sexual assault shall be transported to the nearest IDOC medical facility (facility
infirmary, community hospital ER, etc.) where appropriate facilities and trained medical staff
can institute immediate treatment and gathering of evidence.
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
401.06.03.057
SUBJECT:
Sexual Assaults
PAGE NUMBER:
2 of 2
This standard is not to be confused with P -68 ‘Forensic Information.’ With victim
consent, qualified health providers are permitted to gather evidence from victims who
have been sexually assaulted.
With victim’s consent, the examination at a hospital or other appropriate medical care facility
shall include the collection of evidence, using a kit approved by the local legal authority.
Prophylactic treatment and follow-up for sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea,
etc.) shall be offered to all victims of any sexual assault.
Provision shall be made for testing and counseling (i.e., Hepatitis B, HIV, etc.) as is deemed
appropriate by the facility health authority.
A complete mental health evaluation shall be performed by a mental health professional
following the physical examination and treatment. This shall be for the purpose of crisis
intervention counseling and for the purpose of scheduling long-term follow-ups as indicated.
A complete report shall be made to the warden of the institution or his/her designee to effect a
separation of the victim from his or her assailant in the housing assignment.
The collection of medical information and evidence from the perpetrator by health care
staff would not be permitted under standard P -68 “Forensic Information.”
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Administrator, Institutional Services Division Date