A Jail Diagnosed Him With HIV — Then Denied Him Life-Saving Medication, Lawsuit Says

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A Jail Diagnosed Him With HIV — Then Denied Him Life-Saving Medication, Lawsuit Says
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Attorneys said Nicholas Overfield first discovered he was HIV-positive when he was taken into custody at El Dorado County Jail in Northern California in 2017.

The company also responded to a question about whether incarcerated patients’ medications are ever changed or not provided without approval from the original prescribing doctor. Several nurses employed with Wellpath had also documented Nicholas Overfield’s deteriorating health in his medical records while he was in jail, yet he was only given Tylenol, Imodium and Zofran, according to the lawsuit. He was able to meet with a doctor on March 10, weeks after he was detained.

“The cell was dirty and had urine on the floor. I had assist Overfield up from his bed,” the email read. “Overfield had a very difficult time standing up and walking over to the wheelchair.” Nicholas Overfield received a visit from his mother on her birthday, April 23. She told HuffPost that it had been two weeks since she’d last visited her son, and that his condition had declined drastically since then.Lesley Overfield said she saw jail staff bringing her son into the visiting area in a wheelchair.The mother went back to the jail the next day to express her concerns to a Wellpath nurse and demand her son receive the medical care he needed, according to the lawsuit.

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