Health Care Personnel

(1) The county correctional facility shall provide qualified health care personnel by ensuring the following: (a) that the Commonwealth's and federal licensure, certification or registration requirements and restrictions apply to personnel who provide health care services to inmates and that such credentials are verified and on file; and, (b) that the duties and responsibilities of health care personnel are governed by written job descriptions approved by the health authority and the Sheriff/facility administrator. (2) The county correctional facility shall provide that the health authority systematically determines health care personnel requirements in order to provide inmate access to health care staff and services. (3) In county correctional facilities without full-time, qualified health personnel, a health trained employee shall coordinate the health care delivery in the facility under the joint supervision of the responsible health authority and Sheriff or facility administrator.