§ 153A-225.1. Duty of custodial personnel when prisoners are unconscious or semiconscious.
§ 153A‑225.1. Dutyof custodial personnel when prisoners are unconscious or semiconscious.
(a) Whenever a custodial officer of a local confinement facilitytakes custody of a prisoner who is unconscious, semiconscious, or otherwiseapparently suffering from some disabling condition and unable to provideinformation on the causes of the condition, the officer should make areasonable effort to determine if the prisoner is wearing a bracelet ornecklace containing the Medic Alert Foundation's emergency alert symbol toindicate that the prisoner suffers from diabetes, epilepsy, a cardiac conditionor any other form of illness which would cause a loss of consciousness. If sucha symbol is found indicating that the prisoner suffers from one of thoseconditions, the officer must make a reasonable effort to have appropriatemedical care provided.
(b) Failure of a custodial officer of a local confinementfacility to make a reasonable effort to discover an emergency alert symbol asrequired by this section does not by itself establish negligence of the officerbut may be considered along with other evidence to determine if the officertook reasonable precautions to ascertain the emergency medical needs of theprisoner in his custody.
(c) A prisoner who is provided medical care under the provisionsof this section is liable for the reasonable costs of that care unless he isindigent.
(d) Repealed by Session Laws 1975, c. 818, s. 2. (1975, c. 306, s. 2; c. 818, s. 2.)