What to Do If Your Loved One Brings Prescription Medication to Columbiana County Jail
Booking moves fast, and medication questions usually come up right away. Here's what Columbiana County Jail does when your loved one arrives with prescription medication, and what to expect next.
If your loved one arrives at Columbiana County Jail with medication prescribed by their personal physician, staff will secure it right away. The medication gets handed over to Medical Staff, or it's placed in the safe until Medical Staff arrive.
- Tell the booking officer a dose is due: If there is a scheduled dose that needs to be taken before Medical Staff arrive, notify the officer during booking.
- Ask for help right away: The officer will assist you with what needs to happen next for that scheduled dose.
Labeling Requirements
- ✓ Bring the medication in the original bottle with the original pharmacy label intact.
- ✓ Make sure the label is not obliterated (scratched off, smeared, or unreadable).
- ✓ Confirm the label shows the prescribing physician’s name.
- ✓ Confirm the label shows the medication name.
- ✓ Confirm the label shows a current date or the last fill date.
Columbiana County Jail only accepts medication that is current within 90 days of incarceration. If the prescription falls outside that window, it likely won't be accepted as-is during intake.
Even properly labeled, current medication isn't guaranteed to be administered. All medication brought in goes through a review and must be approved by the facility physician before your loved one receives it.
What to expect with narcotic pain meds: If someone arrives on narcotics for pain relief, the jail will not continue those medications. The facility physician may prescribe a comparable non-narcotic substitute instead.
If your loved one is insulin-dependent, let the booking officer know immediately. Columbiana County Jail has a glucometer in the booking area, so staff can check blood glucose levels during intake.
- ✓ If your loved one does not have their insulin with them, they may call family to bring it to the jail.
- ✓ If insulin cannot be obtained, the Medical Department will provide insulin.
Quick Faq or Key Actions
- ✓ Hand prescription medication to staff at booking (it will go to Medical Staff or into the safe until Medical Staff arrive).
- ✓ Bring meds in the original bottle with the pharmacy label intact and readable (no obliteration), showing the prescribing physician, medication name, and current or last fill date.
- ✓ Check the fill date. The jail requires medication to be current within 90 days of incarceration.
- ✓ If a dose is scheduled before Medical Staff arrive, tell the booking officer right away so they can assist.
- ✓ If your loved one is insulin-dependent, notify the officer immediately so blood glucose can be checked with the booking-area glucometer.
- ✓ If insulin is needed and they do not have it, family can bring it. If it cannot be obtained, Medical will provide it.
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