CCHP GENERAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
How often is RHA onsite? - CORRECT ANSWER -Weekly
How often do health staff meetings occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -At least monthly
How often are policies and procedures reviewed? - CORRECT ANSWER -Annually
How often are statistical reports made? - CORRECT ANSWER -At least monthly
How often does CQI meet? - CORRECT ANSWER -Quarterly
How many mass disaster drills should occur over a three year period so that each shift has
participated? - CORRECT ANSWER -Annually
How often should man down drills occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Once a year on each shift
Estelle v Gamble 1976 - CORRECT ANSWER -Unreasonable barriers to inmate access to health
services
Examples of unreasonable barriers - CORRECT ANSWER -Holding sick call at 2am, being
understaffed or poorly organized in a way that results in untimely care, assessing excessive fees,
or assessing fees for treatments arising from sexual abuse
RHA - CORRECT ANSWER -Responsible Health Authority
,When should initial assessments (physicals) occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Prisons--> within 7
days
Jails-->within 14 days if full population assessments are done
Juveniles - CORRECT ANSWER -Need greater opportunity to work large muscles, more food,
more rec
How long should health records be retained? - CORRECT ANSWER -According to the legal
requirement of the jurisdiction the facility is in
Final clinical judgment - CORRECT ANSWER -Single, designated licensed responsible physician
RHA when there is a separate organizational structure for MH services - CORRECT ANSWER -
Designated MH clinician
Health Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER -A person by virtue of education, experience, or
certification is capable of assuming responsibility for arranging all levels of health care and
ensuring quality and accessible health services for inmates
Qualified health care professionals - CORRECT ANSWER -Physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists,
MHPs, and others who are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
Health care liaison - CORRECT ANSWER -Correction officer or other person without a health care
license who is trained/instructed by the responsible physician in limited aspects of health care
coordination and coordinates services on days when no qualified health care professionals are
available for 24 hours
Examples of interference with medical autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Cancellation of
scheduled community consultants' appointments, discontinuance of necessary medical diets
without QHP approval
, Policy - CORRECT ANSWER -Official position on a particular issue related to operations
Procedure - CORRECT ANSWER -Describes in detail how a policy is to be carried out
How often are health care polices and procedures reviewed? - CORRECT ANSWER -At least
annually, signed by the RHA and responsible physician
CQI Thresholds - CORRECT ANSWER -Expected level of performance stabled by the quality
improvement committee
CQI committee meets how often to review the effectiveness of the CQI program? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Annually
Is Hepatitis C a special need? - CORRECT ANSWER -No
Chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -An illness or condition that affects an individual's
wellbeing for an extended interval, usually at least 6 months
Safety concerns, full privacy lacking? - CORRECT ANSWER -Alternative strategies for partial
visual privacy and partial auditory privacy to be considered
Primary method of infection control - CORRECT ANSWER -Standard precautions
When can health care professionals father forensic evidence from a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER
-With a sexual abuse victim's permission
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
How often is RHA onsite? - CORRECT ANSWER -Weekly
How often do health staff meetings occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -At least monthly
How often are policies and procedures reviewed? - CORRECT ANSWER -Annually
How often are statistical reports made? - CORRECT ANSWER -At least monthly
How often does CQI meet? - CORRECT ANSWER -Quarterly
How many mass disaster drills should occur over a three year period so that each shift has
participated? - CORRECT ANSWER -Annually
How often should man down drills occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Once a year on each shift
Estelle v Gamble 1976 - CORRECT ANSWER -Unreasonable barriers to inmate access to health
services
Examples of unreasonable barriers - CORRECT ANSWER -Holding sick call at 2am, being
understaffed or poorly organized in a way that results in untimely care, assessing excessive fees,
or assessing fees for treatments arising from sexual abuse
RHA - CORRECT ANSWER -Responsible Health Authority
,When should initial assessments (physicals) occur? - CORRECT ANSWER -Prisons--> within 7
days
Jails-->within 14 days if full population assessments are done
Juveniles - CORRECT ANSWER -Need greater opportunity to work large muscles, more food,
more rec
How long should health records be retained? - CORRECT ANSWER -According to the legal
requirement of the jurisdiction the facility is in
Final clinical judgment - CORRECT ANSWER -Single, designated licensed responsible physician
RHA when there is a separate organizational structure for MH services - CORRECT ANSWER -
Designated MH clinician
Health Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER -A person by virtue of education, experience, or
certification is capable of assuming responsibility for arranging all levels of health care and
ensuring quality and accessible health services for inmates
Qualified health care professionals - CORRECT ANSWER -Physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists,
MHPs, and others who are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
Health care liaison - CORRECT ANSWER -Correction officer or other person without a health care
license who is trained/instructed by the responsible physician in limited aspects of health care
coordination and coordinates services on days when no qualified health care professionals are
available for 24 hours
Examples of interference with medical autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Cancellation of
scheduled community consultants' appointments, discontinuance of necessary medical diets
without QHP approval
, Policy - CORRECT ANSWER -Official position on a particular issue related to operations
Procedure - CORRECT ANSWER -Describes in detail how a policy is to be carried out
How often are health care polices and procedures reviewed? - CORRECT ANSWER -At least
annually, signed by the RHA and responsible physician
CQI Thresholds - CORRECT ANSWER -Expected level of performance stabled by the quality
improvement committee
CQI committee meets how often to review the effectiveness of the CQI program? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Annually
Is Hepatitis C a special need? - CORRECT ANSWER -No
Chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -An illness or condition that affects an individual's
wellbeing for an extended interval, usually at least 6 months
Safety concerns, full privacy lacking? - CORRECT ANSWER -Alternative strategies for partial
visual privacy and partial auditory privacy to be considered
Primary method of infection control - CORRECT ANSWER -Standard precautions
When can health care professionals father forensic evidence from a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER
-With a sexual abuse victim's permission
