Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51070.6 Chief Medical Executive

• The CME or MODMedical Officer of the Day on duty shall:

  • Notify the watch commander or senior custody officer in the area of occurrence that the patient/victim has expired stating the time of death.

  • Notify the coroner of the death and request their inquiry or release of the body.

  • Upon obtaining the coroner’s permission, cause the body to be covered and removed to the morgue or a private room in the treatment facility.

  • Notify the Warden or Administrative Officer-of-the-Day (AODAdministrative Officer of the Day), giving all significant points of administrative and medical/legal interest.

  • Prepare a written summary of circumstances surrounding the death on CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 7229-A, Initial Inmate Death Report, or CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 7229-B, Initial Inmate Suicide Report, providing tactful wording of information that can be used in notifying the contact listed. Any last messages the deceased wished to be transmitted must be quoted.

  • An original and five copies shall be prepared and routed to the Warden.

  • Notify all required agencies of any communicable diseases discovered during examination.

  • In the event the deceased inmate had a diagnosed communicable disease, the contract funeral director charged with the removal of the body from the facility shall be notified of such disease prior to the release of the body.

  • Close out all medical records and transmit them to the records office for inclusion in the decedent’s C-File.