(2) Written policy and procedure shall provide, at a minimum, the following special medical programs:

1. (a) chronic care - medical services rendered to a patient over a long period of time;
2. (b) convalescent care - medical services rendered to a patient to assist in the recovery from illness or injury;
3. (c) for county correctional facilities housing female inmates, proper medical services appropriate to the special needs of the female population;
4. (d) medical preventive maintenance including health education and medical services provided to take advance measures against disease, such as inoculation and immunizations;
5. (e) management and care of inmates with communicable or infectious disease, including provisions for isolation if medically indicated;
6. (f) detoxification from alcohol and other drugs under medical supervision;
7. (g) as determined by the responsible physician, the provision of a medical prosthesis or elective surgery, when the health of the inmate would otherwise be adversely affected; and
8. (h) the use of restraints for medical and psychiatric purposes, in conformance with M.G.L. c. 123, § 21. The above policy and procedure shall be updated as new information becomes available.

(3) Written policy and procedure shall be developed regarding informed consent that provides for the following:

1. (a) all examinations, treatments and procedures affected by informed consent standards in the community, shall be observed for inmate care;
2. (b) that health care is rendered against an inmate's will only in accordance with law; and,
3. (c) in the case of minors, the informed consent of parent, guardian or legal custodian applies when required by law.

(4) If a medical co-payment program is used, written policy and procedure shall be developed and shall address the following:

1. (a) a co-payment fee may be required of all inmates for self-initiated sick call visits pursuant to M.G.L. c 127, § 16A and c. 124, §§ 1(c ) and 1(s);
2. (b) each county correctional facility participating in an inmate co-payment plan shall develop written procedures pertaining to the collection of fees, including the eligibility criteria of the co-payment plan.