Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-51.1
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Persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -
Official statutory text
Violation of § 1192.1 of Title 21 - Transfer to Department of
Corrections for extended medical care.
Any person who has the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) disease who is confined in the county jail in violation of
Section 1192.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, whether
convicted or pending trial, may be transferred to the Department of
Corrections for extended medical care for the duration of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 32
sentence imposed or pending trial. At the request of the medical
officer, physician or surgeon employed by said jail, the county
sheriff shall make application to the Department of Corrections for
a transfer of the person and the Department of Corrections may
accept the person under the following conditions:
1. The person's right to a speedy trial is not delayed by the
transfer to a state facility;
2. The person's right to confer with legal counsel is not
restricted by the transfer to a state facility;
3. The county agrees to a mutual exchange of inmates from the
Department of Corrections for the medical care and custody of the
person to be transferred;
4. The medical care or custody of the person is necessary to
preserve the health and safety of the public, the inmates of the
county jail or the person being transferred;
5. The person to be transferred may be adequately treated in
the state facility; and
6. The state facility has medical bed space available for the
person.
Corrections for extended medical care.
Any person who has the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) disease who is confined in the county jail in violation of
Section 1192.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, whether
convicted or pending trial, may be transferred to the Department of
Corrections for extended medical care for the duration of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 32
sentence imposed or pending trial. At the request of the medical
officer, physician or surgeon employed by said jail, the county
sheriff shall make application to the Department of Corrections for
a transfer of the person and the Department of Corrections may
accept the person under the following conditions:
1. The person's right to a speedy trial is not delayed by the
transfer to a state facility;
2. The person's right to confer with legal counsel is not
restricted by the transfer to a state facility;
3. The county agrees to a mutual exchange of inmates from the
Department of Corrections for the medical care and custody of the
person to be transferred;
4. The medical care or custody of the person is necessary to
preserve the health and safety of the public, the inmates of the
county jail or the person being transferred;
5. The person to be transferred may be adequately treated in
the state facility; and
6. The state facility has medical bed space available for the
person.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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