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§ 549.62 — Initial Referral

28 C.F.R. § 549.62

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(a) Staff shall refer an inmate who is observed to be on a hunger strike to medical or mental health staff for evaluation and, when appropriate, for treatment.

(b) Medical staff ordinarily shall place the inmate in a medically appropriate locked room for close monitoring.

28 C.F.R. § 549.61 28 C.F.R. § 549.63

Authorizing Statute

Imprisonment of a convicted person
18 U.S.C. § 3621
Art. 76b. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment of accused for examination and treatment
10 U.S.C. § 876b
Functions of the Attorney General
28 U.S.C. § 509
Departmental regulations
5 U.S.C. § 301