Country

Slovakia

Detention issue

Healthcare

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
The Act on Execution of detention, 15 March 2006, (Zákon č. 221/2006 z 15. marca 2006 o výkone väzby)Prisoners have access to medical care both internally and externally. Medical care for prisoners is provided in medical facilities within the detention institutions on ambulatory basis and in the hospital for prisoners (presently in Trenčín) on both ambulatory and institutional basis.
Directive of medical care to the accused and convicted (Rozkaz generálnej riaditeľky Zboru väzenskej a justičnej stráže č. 6 o poskytovaní zdravotnej starostlivosti obvineným a odsúdeným z 28. januára 2008)General medical care is provided by general medical practitioner or general medical practitioner for children and juveniles. The specialized care is provided mainly in stomatology, psychiatrics, internal medicine, neurology, gynaecology and surgery. Ambulatory care with the presence of a doctor is provided usually from 7:00-15:00 during workdays and the nursing care from 6:00-15:00 during workdays. In case of an emergency and/or need of immediate care that cannot be provided within the detention institution, the emergency rescue is called.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2018No NPM established.