California's Riverside County fulfilled 13 medical and mental healthcare requirements for jail inmates, resulting in exemption from court and prison law office monitoring, according to an Aug. 6 report from Sierra Sun Times.
Riverside is the first California county to be released from this oversight, upholding an agreement between the county and a U.S. District Federal Court judge.
The requirements include intake screenings by registered nurses, access to confidential healthcare request forms, referrals for follow-up appointments, dedicated patient treatment areas, supply of prescription medications, use of an electronic health records system, and integrated housing for those with assistive devices, according to the report.