Detention Act Article 49

A detention center shall arrange regular health evaluation for defendants, and where necessary, arrange health examination for them and promote self-health management measures.A detention center may perform necessary medical procedures when administering health examination specified in the preceding paragraph.A defendant or a defendant’s nearest relative or family member may request the detention center to allow them to hire medical personnel at their own expense to perform health examination for the defendant inside the detention center under the circumstance that there will be no adverse impact on the order of the detention center and it is deemed necessary by a physician.The detention center may provide defendants with the results of health examination specified in Paragraph 1 upon request.A defendant may, for health reasons, request the purchase or the delivery of low-risk medical devices or health products at his/her own expense after a doctor has evaluated the feasibility of such use under the circumstance that there will be no adverse impact on the safety and order of the detention center.Article 70 and Article 72 to Article 74 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the return or acceptance of items purchased or delivered in accordance with the preceding paragraph.