Daviess \ Dekalb County Regional Jail

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MEDICAL SERVICES
           It is the policy of the Daviess/DeKalb County Regional Jail to provide responsible medical services to all detainees housed within the facility whether they are indigent or not.  Detainees will receive medical services through a staff nurse, a facility appointed doctor, a facility appointed pharmacy, and appointed emergency services at a hospital.  Detainees are expected to utilize the Medical Service Request (MSR) procedure to address medical issues with the facility nurse.

            The Daviess/DeKalb County Regional Jail is equipped with an L.P.N. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.  A facility doctor comes in once a week, and an on-call doctor is utilized 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  The jail has a pharmacy that sends medication in by the bubble pack and utilizes a local pharmacy to access medication that is not of the facility’s protocol. 

       

            The contracted health care provider is Health Professionals, LTD. based out of Illinois.

           

             The Jail also has arrangements for outside Dental practices to be performed when necessary.