§ 9-606
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§9–606.
(a)This section applies to local correctional facilities and correctional facilities in the Division of Correction.
(b)On the recommendation of a health care provider, the managing official of a correctional facility or the managing official’s designee may authorize medical treatment of a juvenile incarcerated individual if:
(1)in the judgment of the managing official or designee, the treatment is necessary; and
(2)a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the juvenile is not available on a timely basis to give the authorization.
(c)A managing official or designee may not be held liable for authorizing medically necessary treatment in good faith.