Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54030.10 Health Care Appliances

• Approval for an incarcerated person to permanently or temporarily possess or retain a health care appliance requires a clinical prescription for the appliance and shall be documented on a CDC Form 128-C Medical, Psych, Dental, Chrono.

• Incarcerated persons shall be allowed to retain possession of a prescribed health care appliance until a health care evaluation is performed providing that safety and security of the institution will not be compromised. Health care appliances are not subject to the six cubic feet volume limitation nor count towards the three-appliance limit as described in DOMDepartment Operations Manual Subsection 54030.7.

• Approved health care appliances include durable medical equipment, assistive devices, adaptive equipment, prosthetic or orthotic appliances, and equipment or medical support equipment, which include, but are not limited to:

  • Eyeglasses.

  • Prosthetic Eyes.

  • Dental prosthesis.

  • Prosthetic limbs.

  • Orthopedic braces or shoes.

  • Hearing aids.

  • Wheelchairs.

  • Canes.