NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

B. Hospital personnel shall be advised immediately upon arrival so that arrangements may
be made to isolate the prisoner from other patients. The transporting officer shall not
leave the prisoner unattended at any time unless the attending physician assumes
responsibility for the patient. The transporting officer shall remove the prisoner’s
restraints only when necessary or requested to do so by the medical facility’s staff. The
transporting officer shall not leave the medical facility until he/she is relieved by another
officer.
C. If the transporting officer finds that the prisoner will be admitted to the hospital, he/she will
immediately contact the on duty shift supervisor. If the prisoner cannot be released on a
summons/citation(s) due to the seriousness of the charge(s) and his/her potential for
fleeing or failing to appear for court, the supervisor will make arrangements for guarding
the individual. The supervisor is responsible for assigning officers on a rotating schedule
to allow officers to be periodically relieved. This rotation is meant to minimize the
potential for complacency, carelessness, or fraternization with the prisoner and/or
medical personnel.
Officers shall monitor all personal contacts with the prisoner and shall prohibit the
prisoner from making telephone calls or receiving visitors. A prisoner shall be closely
monitored during meals and any other times that he/she is not restrained.
D. Upon release/discharge from the medical facility, the officer will obtain a copy of all
medical records/instructions before transporting the prisoner to the appropriate holding
facility. The original medical papers will be placed with the prisoner’s property while
copies will be retained by the department for documentation/billing purposes.
3.3.4 Special Situations
Because the New Albany Police Department is classified as a temporary holding facility, the
department will not provide transportation or make arrangements for special situations for a
prisoner, such as his/her attendance at funerals, his/her visitation of hospitalized critically-ill
persons, or his/her attendance at will readings. The department is responsible for prisoner
transportation to holding facilities from processing or point of arrest and from holding facilities to
court (and return) for purposes of judicial hearings.
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