After relaying the information, Flagstaff jail staff refused to accept the arrestee at that time. When inmates decline medical evaluations, that can cause risks for the staff, other inmates and the individual who is declining the assessment. In order to clear arrestees, staff ask questions ranging from topics like medical ailments, mandatory medicines and potential exposure to COVID-19. Jail staff then can either call medical staff or on-call medical personnel, or refuse to accept the arrestee into the jail. When staff refuse arrestees, the arresting agency must then transport the arrestee to a local medical facility to be medically cleared to enter the jail.

Source: Daily Sun August 04, 2020 15:56 UTC