CCHP general exam questions and
answers….
How often is RHA onsite? - Answer Weekly
How often do health staff meetings occur? - Answer At least monthly
How often are policies and procedures reviewed? - Answer Annually
How often are statistical reports made? - Answer At least monthly
How often does CQI meet? - Answer Quarterly
How many mass disaster drills should occur over a three year period so that each
shift has participated? - Answer Annually
How often should man down drills occur? - Answer Once a year on each shift
Estelle v Gamble 1976 - Answer Unreasonable barriers to inmate access to health
services
Examples of unreasonable barriers - 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 - Answer Responsible Health Authority
When should initial assessments (physicals) occur? - Answer Prisons--> within 7
days
Jails-->within 14 days if full population assessments are done
Juveniles - Answer Need greater opportunity to work large muscles, more food, more
rec
How long should health records be retained? - Answer According to the legal
requirement of the jurisdiction the facility is in
Final clinical judgment - Answer Single, designated licensed responsible physician
RHA when there is a separate organizational structure for MH services - Answer
Designated MH clinician
Health Administrator - 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 - Answer Physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists,
MHPs, and others who are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
Health care liaison - Answer Correction officer or other person without a health care
license who is trained/instructed by the responsible physician in limited aspects of
, CCHP general exam questions and
answers….
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 - Answer Cancellation of scheduled
community consultants' appointments, discontinuance of necessary medical diets
without QHP approval
Policy - Answer Official position on a particular issue related to operations
Procedure - Answer Describes in detail how a policy is to be carried out
How often are health care polices and procedures reviewed? - Answer At least
annually, signed by the RHA and responsible physician
CQI Thresholds - Answer Expected level of performance stabled by the quality
improvement committee
CQI committee meets how often to review the effectiveness of the CQI program? -
Answer Annually
Is Hepatitis C a special need? - Answer No
Chronic disease - 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? - Answer Alternative strategies for partial visual
privacy and partial auditory privacy to be considered
Primary method of infection control - Answer Standard precautions
When can health care professionals father forensic evidence from a victim? - Answer
With a sexual abuse victim's permission
What type of license is not in compliance with NCCHC credentialing standards? -
Answer Restricted license that limits practice to correctional institutions
Amount of required continuing education for NCCHC re-certification for an indvidual -
Answer 18 hours per year, 6 related to correctional health care
Licensing requirements for staff if an institution wishes to be accredited by NCCHC -
Answer 12 hours per year of continuing ed, or a current license that meets basic
requirements for that state
Factors for the amount and type of qualified health care professionals in a facility -
Answer Size of facility, types and scope of health services delivered, needs of the
inmate population, organizational structure
answers….
How often is RHA onsite? - Answer Weekly
How often do health staff meetings occur? - Answer At least monthly
How often are policies and procedures reviewed? - Answer Annually
How often are statistical reports made? - Answer At least monthly
How often does CQI meet? - Answer Quarterly
How many mass disaster drills should occur over a three year period so that each
shift has participated? - Answer Annually
How often should man down drills occur? - Answer Once a year on each shift
Estelle v Gamble 1976 - Answer Unreasonable barriers to inmate access to health
services
Examples of unreasonable barriers - 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 - Answer Responsible Health Authority
When should initial assessments (physicals) occur? - Answer Prisons--> within 7
days
Jails-->within 14 days if full population assessments are done
Juveniles - Answer Need greater opportunity to work large muscles, more food, more
rec
How long should health records be retained? - Answer According to the legal
requirement of the jurisdiction the facility is in
Final clinical judgment - Answer Single, designated licensed responsible physician
RHA when there is a separate organizational structure for MH services - Answer
Designated MH clinician
Health Administrator - 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 - Answer Physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists,
MHPs, and others who are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
Health care liaison - Answer Correction officer or other person without a health care
license who is trained/instructed by the responsible physician in limited aspects of
, CCHP general exam questions and
answers….
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 - Answer Cancellation of scheduled
community consultants' appointments, discontinuance of necessary medical diets
without QHP approval
Policy - Answer Official position on a particular issue related to operations
Procedure - Answer Describes in detail how a policy is to be carried out
How often are health care polices and procedures reviewed? - Answer At least
annually, signed by the RHA and responsible physician
CQI Thresholds - Answer Expected level of performance stabled by the quality
improvement committee
CQI committee meets how often to review the effectiveness of the CQI program? -
Answer Annually
Is Hepatitis C a special need? - Answer No
Chronic disease - 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? - Answer Alternative strategies for partial visual
privacy and partial auditory privacy to be considered
Primary method of infection control - Answer Standard precautions
When can health care professionals father forensic evidence from a victim? - Answer
With a sexual abuse victim's permission
What type of license is not in compliance with NCCHC credentialing standards? -
Answer Restricted license that limits practice to correctional institutions
Amount of required continuing education for NCCHC re-certification for an indvidual -
Answer 18 hours per year, 6 related to correctional health care
Licensing requirements for staff if an institution wishes to be accredited by NCCHC -
Answer 12 hours per year of continuing ed, or a current license that meets basic
requirements for that state
Factors for the amount and type of qualified health care professionals in a facility -
Answer Size of facility, types and scope of health services delivered, needs of the
inmate population, organizational structure
