Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

The Wallis and Futuna Health Agency is responsible for providing prisoners with the care defined in article L. 6431-4, participating in the reception and treatment of emergencies and contributing to prevention and health education initiatives organised in prisons.

The procedures for the involvement of the health agency provided for in article R. 6431-76 are set out in a protocol signed by the director of the health agency, the director of overseas prison services and the head of the prison.

The health agency, in application of article R. 6431-76, includes in its establishment plan the procedures for working in prisons.

The health agency provides care on its premises to prisoners whose condition does not require hospitalisation; under the same conditions, it carries out the examinations, in particular radiological or laboratory tests, required for diagnosis. In addition, it gathers epidemiological data collected during the medical check-up on entry, in accordance with a standard form, the model for which is set by a joint order of the Minister of Justice and the…

The State ensures the safety of the health agency’s staff involved in the tasks defined in article R. 6431-76.

The following are covered by the State : – expenditure on prevention and health education activities ; – the travel costs of the agency’s healthcare professionals working in the prison.

The protocol referred to in Article R. 6431-77 defines in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject: – the conditions under which the staff of the health agency systematically examine prisoners arriving at the prison and provide them with routine and, where appropriate, specialist care, particularly in the form of consultations ; – the conditions under which prisoners have access, for consultations or medical and…

Expenditure and revenue relating to the care provided to prisoners in prisons and to the health agency shall be recorded in the health agency’s budget.