information received from the Medical Department of the Ministry of Corrections, rooms are not arranged for storing medical waste in penitentiary establishments nos. 7 and 12. It is noteworthy that a contractor company removes medical waste once a week from the penitentiary establishments. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS OF GEORGIA: • To ensure the compliance of medical units of penitentiary establishments with the general standards in the country, including the equipment of this units and control of the medical equipment; adjustment of ventilation system and laying antistatic linoleum flooring; • To take all necessary measures for arranging and equipping x-ray rooms in all penitentiary establishments; the equipment should include individual dosimeter controlling the dosage of the patients’ and personnel’s exposure to radiation, and all items and materials necessary for developing films; and • To ensure that waste storage rooms are arranged in all penitentiary establishments, equipped with a large urn, a sink for washing hands and running water at required temperature. 3.9.3. ACCESSIBILITY OF MEDICINES The timely provision of medicines is a necessary precondition for successful treatment. A remand/convicted person has the right to use necessary medical services. If necessary, a remand/convicted person shall have access to medical products allowed in a penitentiary institution. If so requested, a remand/convicted person may purchase at his/her own expense medical products with similar properties or more valuable medical products than those procured by the penitentiary institution. In the case of a reasonable request, with the permission of the Director of the Department, a remand/convicted person may invite a personal physician at his/her own expense.270 There is a dispensary in all penitentiary establishments and there is a person in charge of a dispensary in each penitentiary establishment.271 Drug stocks are provided every month by the Logistics Department of the Ministry of Corrections. In those cases where a medicine is not on the basic drugs list of the penitentiary health-care, the medicine is bought through simple purchase procedure based on the individual request of a senior doctor.272 Drugs are taken from the drugs stock based on a doctor’s prescription. 270 Article 24 of the Imprisonment Code. 271 Pharmacist/a person with higher medical education. 272 Order no. 2547 of the Government of Georgia, dated 30 December 2014, on Simple Purchase Procedure of State Purchase of Medicines, Medical Products and Care products by the Ministry of Corrections of Georgia issued in accordance with Article 101.1 and Article 101.2.d) of the Law of Georgia on State Purchase. NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (NPM), 2016 129