PART 5HEALTH AND WELFARE
F1Arrangements for care outwith prison39
1
Where the Governor receives a recommendation from a healthcare professional that the condition of a prisoner’s health requires the prisoner to be—
a
referred to a medical practitioner or a specialist outwith the prison; or
b
treated at a medical facility outwith the prison,
the Governor must comply with paragraph (2) or paragraph (3).
2
The Governor must grant the prisoner a period of unescorted release for health reasons where—
a
the prisoner is an eligible prisoner for the purposes of rule 134(2); and
b
the Governor considers that it is appropriate to grant temporary release to the prisoner under rule 135.
3
The Governor must arrange for the escorted release of the prisoner to the medical practitioner, specialist or medical facility outwith the prison where—
a
the prisoner is not an eligible prisoner for the purposes of rule 134(2); or
b
the Governor considers that it is not appropriate to grant temporary release to the prisoner under rule 135.
4
In this rule “unescorted release for health reasons” has the same meaning as in rule 136.