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Footnotes concluded <br />BOOK 57 FLUE 902 <br />Y The Nurse will be available, at a minimum, Monday through Friday on the.day <br />shift, to oversee the prisoner medical and health care program. While a <br />relief factor has been applied to permit weekend coverage, Indian River <br />County officials may opt to provide health care supervision on an as -needed <br />basis. <br />fl This plan recommends that the Main Control Room normally be staffed by a <br />female who would also be responsible for supervision of the adjacent female <br />prisoner housing unit. <br />V Two staff are recommended in the Booking and Intake area to oversee <br />operations in that area and supervise all prisoners in temporary holding. <br />One of these staff will also be called upon for back-up and escort functions <br />on an as -needed basis. <br />Mr. Pinkerton stated that the Board must approve <br />staffing at this stage and make a formal commitment to that <br />number or the State will not go any further with approval. <br />Administrator Wright recommended that the Board approve <br />the minimum number of 37 and then decide whether or not <br />additional staffing is needed at a later date. <br />Mr. Pinkerton pointed out that there is no provision <br />for in-patient and major emergency care in the new jail. <br />There is a full-time nurse in the staffing pattern who will <br />make the judgments. The County's present policy is that if <br />there is any question as to whether a patient is in medical <br />danger, he is sent to the hospital, and they did not provide <br />in-patient beds because that would create a very expensive <br />post because medical staff would then be required. <br />Mr. Pinkerton advised that the County must write.a <br />letter to the State laying out how we intend to handle minor <br />medical emergencies without having an officer escort an <br />inmate to the hospital. The letter should also state that <br />45 <br />