Medical, Dental & Mental Health
Oklahoma County Detention Center is proud to maintain our own medical and mental health staff. Keeping our medical and mental health staff in-house has allowed for our focus to remain solely on our own inmates and allows us to hold our staff to a higher standard. Our staff can assure that Oklahoma State Statutes are met while providing the highest level of care within the facility.
Patients requesting and/or receiving health services within the Oklahoma County Detention Center will be assessed and incur appropriate medical fees for services. Health services will be rendered regardless of the patient’s ability to pay for the service. The fee(s) may be deducted from an inmate's trust fund (commissary) account so long the deduction does not cause the balance in the account to fall below $6.00.
Inmate Health Services
Schedule of Fees:
Patients will be charged a $15.00 medical care fee for each request for care that they submit, verbal request for medical care or incident that requires an assessment by a licensed health care staff member.
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Patients will be charged a $15.00 medical care fee for each inquiry received by the Oklahoma County Detention Center, which results in an assessment by a licensed health care staff member. (For example: verbal or written correspondence from family members, friends, attorneys, or public figures).
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Exceptions:
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Patients will not be charged fees for nursing assessments performed upon intake.
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Patients will not be charged fees for medical and mental health assessments within the Medical Assessment Program (MAP) and the Psychiatric Assessment Program (PAP).
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Patients will not be charged fees for closed behavioral observation provider visits.
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Patients will not be charged fees for crisis stabilization services.
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Patients will not be charged fees for participation in mental health therapy groups.
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Patients will not be charged fees for follow up appointments made by health services.
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Patients will not be charged fees for prescription medications.
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Patients will not be charged fees for tuberculosis testing.
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Patients will not be charged fees for testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
Appeals:
Patients may appeal charges by submitting a written request to the OCDC site administrator’s office stating the date, the fee and the reason for the appeal.
The patient’s commissary funds will be refunded by Oklahoma County Detention Center. County personnel if it is determined that the charge is in error.