Over-the-counter medications can be obtained from the Inmate Store or may be ordered by the physician and administered by the nursing staff. Each dispensary also maintains stock medications which can be utilized. If a drug must be obtained quickly, the local pharmacy delivers to the door of the facility. In-state backup pharmacy services are provided by local pharmacies. Medications are then distributed to the inmate population either through a medication distribution procedure or inmates may be allowed to self-administered their medications. A licensed nurse receives the package and drugs are then inventoried and placed in the medication room in each dispensary. Medications in blister packs are flown to the state by a commercial carrier, picked up at the airport by a courier, and delivered to each facility six days a week. Inmate prescriptions are transmitted to CPS by doctors and nurses through the use of an electronic pharmacy order system. RIDOC maintains a contract with CPS (Contract Pharmacy Services), an out-of-state pharmacy which specializes in provision of prescription drugs to correctional facilities in the U.S. It is the sole point of contact for inter-agency requests for information and from the public and inmate population. The Health Care Administration unit deals with all of the administrative paperwork and documentation that is necessary to fulfill its role, comply with other agency requests, and to justify the activities and costs associated with them. This includes, but is not limited to, budgeting, personnel, administrative oversight of all contracts, and contract employees. Victim Information And Notification Everyday (VINE)Īll non-clinical areas and issues of the Health Care Unit fall under Health Care Administration.Transitional Services & Discharge Planning.