CCHP general exam questions and answers 2024

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 patientsHealth 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 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