Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 28  /  Part 549  /  Sec. 549.62 Initial referral.

(a) Staff shall refer an inmate who is observed to be on a hunger strike to medical or mental health staff for evaluation and, when appropriate, for treatment.

(b) Medical staff ordinarily shall place the inmate in a medically appropriate locked room for close monitoring. [59 FR 31883, June 20, 1994]