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1. Access to Care In a timely manner, a patient is seen by a qualified health care professional, is
rendered a clinical judgement, and receives care that is ordered. Patients are
given ___________________ for their serious medical, dental and mental health.
2. Responsible Responsible for identifying and eliminating any unreasonable barriers, intention-
Health Authority al and unintentional, to inmate patients receiving health care. They ensure the
(RHA) organization and delivery of all health care services at the facility.
3. Estelle v. Gamble U.S. Supreme Court case that NCCHC makes recommendations for managing
(1976) Access to Care
4. Unreasonable 1) Punishing inmates for seeking care for their health needs
Barriers for 2) Assessing excessive fees that prevent or deter inmates from seeking care
access to care 3) Holding sick call at an unreasonable time (2am)
4) Having an understaffed, underfunded, or poorly organized system
5) Having a utilization review process that inappropriately delays or denies nec-
essary health care
5. How often must Weekly
the RHA be
on-site?
6. Responsible Final clinical judgments rest with a single, designated
Physician _______________________. This individual is a MD or DO available to the facility
frequently enough to fulfill this position's clinical and administrative responsibil-
ities.
7. Who can a RHA Physician, health services administrator or agency
be?
8. How often must Weekly - with a designated individual at the local level to ensure policies are
the RHA be pre- carried out
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agency?
9. Health Care The sum of all actions, preventative and therapeutic, taken for the physical and
mental well-being of a population. This includes medical, dental, mental health,
nutrition, and other ancillary services as well as maintaining clean and safe
environmental conditions.
10. Designated Men- A psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric social worker who is responsible for
tal Health Clini- clinical mental health issues when mental health services at the facility are under
cian a different authority than medical services
11. Designated Den- A DMD or DDS who is responsible for dental issues when dental services at the
tal Clinician facility are under a different authority than medical services
12. Health Services A person who by education, experience or certification (e.g. MSN, MPH, MHA,
Administrator FACHE, CCHP) is capable of assuming responsibility for arranging all levels of
health care and ensuring quality and accessible health services for inmates
13. Qualified Health Include physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists,
Care Profession- mental health professionals, and others who by virtue of their education, creden-
als tials, and experience are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
14. Custody Staff Includes line security as well as correctional administration
15. Health Staff Includes all full-time, part-time, and per diem qualified health care professionals
as well as administrative and support staff (e.g. health records administrators,
laboratory technicians, nursing and medical assistants, clerical workers)
16. Administrative Held at least quarterly and are attended by correctional administration, RHA and
Meetings other health care team members as appropriate. Minutes are recorded and made
available for appropriate staff
17.
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Health Staff Should occur MONTHLY (or more frequently) to address pertinent health care
Meetings issues. Minutes are recorded and made available for appropriate staff
18. Statistical Re- Performed Monthly to monitor trends in the delivery of health care
ports
19. Facility Staff Custody and health staff members
20. Correctional Ad- A person who oversees the daily operations of federal or state prisons and county
ministrator jails. They are responsible for managing the principles and practices of correc-
tion, facilities planning and management, safety and security, social and health
services, staff and inmate management, budgeting, communications, correctional
psychology, and applications to specific types of correctional facilities.
21. How often At least annually by the RHA and responsible physician with signatures document-
should health ing the interaction.
care policies and
procedures be re-
viewed?
22. Policy A facility's official position on an issue related to its operations
23. Procedure Describes in detail, sometimes in sequence, how a policy is to be carried out
24. Continuous Monitors and improves health care delivered in the facility
Quality
Improvement
(CQI) program
25. How often As required by no less than quarterly.
should the qual-
ity improvement
committee meet?
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1. Access to Care In a timely manner, a patient is seen by a qualified health care professional, is
rendered a clinical judgement, and receives care that is ordered. Patients are
given ___________________ for their serious medical, dental and mental health.
2. Responsible Responsible for identifying and eliminating any unreasonable barriers, intention-
Health Authority al and unintentional, to inmate patients receiving health care. They ensure the
(RHA) organization and delivery of all health care services at the facility.
3. Estelle v. Gamble U.S. Supreme Court case that NCCHC makes recommendations for managing
(1976) Access to Care
4. Unreasonable 1) Punishing inmates for seeking care for their health needs
Barriers for 2) Assessing excessive fees that prevent or deter inmates from seeking care
access to care 3) Holding sick call at an unreasonable time (2am)
4) Having an understaffed, underfunded, or poorly organized system
5) Having a utilization review process that inappropriately delays or denies nec-
essary health care
5. How often must Weekly
the RHA be
on-site?
6. Responsible Final clinical judgments rest with a single, designated
Physician _______________________. This individual is a MD or DO available to the facility
frequently enough to fulfill this position's clinical and administrative responsibil-
ities.
7. Who can a RHA Physician, health services administrator or agency
be?
8. How often must Weekly - with a designated individual at the local level to ensure policies are
the RHA be pre- carried out
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sent if they are an
agency?
9. Health Care The sum of all actions, preventative and therapeutic, taken for the physical and
mental well-being of a population. This includes medical, dental, mental health,
nutrition, and other ancillary services as well as maintaining clean and safe
environmental conditions.
10. Designated Men- A psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric social worker who is responsible for
tal Health Clini- clinical mental health issues when mental health services at the facility are under
cian a different authority than medical services
11. Designated Den- A DMD or DDS who is responsible for dental issues when dental services at the
tal Clinician facility are under a different authority than medical services
12. Health Services A person who by education, experience or certification (e.g. MSN, MPH, MHA,
Administrator FACHE, CCHP) is capable of assuming responsibility for arranging all levels of
health care and ensuring quality and accessible health services for inmates
13. Qualified Health Include physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists,
Care Profession- mental health professionals, and others who by virtue of their education, creden-
als tials, and experience are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
14. Custody Staff Includes line security as well as correctional administration
15. Health Staff Includes all full-time, part-time, and per diem qualified health care professionals
as well as administrative and support staff (e.g. health records administrators,
laboratory technicians, nursing and medical assistants, clerical workers)
16. Administrative Held at least quarterly and are attended by correctional administration, RHA and
Meetings other health care team members as appropriate. Minutes are recorded and made
available for appropriate staff
17.
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Health Staff Should occur MONTHLY (or more frequently) to address pertinent health care
Meetings issues. Minutes are recorded and made available for appropriate staff
18. Statistical Re- Performed Monthly to monitor trends in the delivery of health care
ports
19. Facility Staff Custody and health staff members
20. Correctional Ad- A person who oversees the daily operations of federal or state prisons and county
ministrator jails. They are responsible for managing the principles and practices of correc-
tion, facilities planning and management, safety and security, social and health
services, staff and inmate management, budgeting, communications, correctional
psychology, and applications to specific types of correctional facilities.
21. How often At least annually by the RHA and responsible physician with signatures document-
should health ing the interaction.
care policies and
procedures be re-
viewed?
22. Policy A facility's official position on an issue related to its operations
23. Procedure Describes in detail, sometimes in sequence, how a policy is to be carried out
24. Continuous Monitors and improves health care delivered in the facility
Quality
Improvement
(CQI) program
25. How often As required by no less than quarterly.
should the qual-
ity improvement
committee meet?
