Section 37, The Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act, 2014

(1) Upon admission to and immediately before dischargefrom a correctional centre, every inmate shall be examined by the medical officer. (2) Until an inmate has been examined by the medical officer, every inmate on admission shall, so far as practicable, be kept apart from other inmates. (3) An officer in charge may order that inmates be medically examined, and the Medical Officer shall examine and treat any inmate who makes a request to be examined. (4) Where a medical officer is of the view that an inmate is in need of specialist treatment, including psychiatric care, the medical officer shall make a report to the officer in charge, and shall make arrangements for the inmate to be referred to an appropriate medical practitioner. (5) An inmate who is suffering from any disease or illness shall only be held separately from other inmates upon the order of the medical officer. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (5), an officer in charge may order the separation of an inmate who is apparently suffering from an illness pending arrangements for a medical officer to visit and confirm the need for separation; but no separation shall be ordered only on the basis of an inmate's HIV/AIDS status.