NCCHC GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.

NCCHC GOVERNANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION



accessootooocareoostandardoo-ooans--
inmatesoohaveooaccessootooocareooforootheirooseriousoomedical,oodental,ooandoomentalooh
ealthooneeds

grievanceooshouldoobeooreviewooatooleastoo-ooans--
annuallyoooroosoonerooifooaootrendooisoonoted.

accessootooocareoodefinitionoo-ooans--
accessootooocareoomeansoothatooinooaootimelyoomanner,ooaoopatientoocanoobeooseenoobyoo
aooqualifiedoocareooprofessional,ooisoorenderedooaooclinicaloojudgment,ooandooreceivedooc
areoothatooisooordered.

USoosupremeoocourtoo1976oolandmarkoocaseooEstelleoov.oogambleoo-ooans--
inmateoomustoohaveooaccessootooocareootooomeetootheirooseriousoohealthooneeds.

unreasonableoobarrierootoooinmateooaccessootooocareoo-ooans--
a.oopunishingooinmateooforooseekingoocareooforootheiroohealthooneeds.
b.ooassessingooexcessiveoofeesoothatoopreventoooroodeterooinmatesoofromooseekingoocare
ooforootheiroohealthooneeds.
c.oodeterringooinmateoofromooseekingoocareooforootheiroohealthooneedoos.e.ooholdingoosick
oocallooatoo2ooa.m.oowhenoothisoopracticeooisoonotooreasonablyoorelatedootoootheooneedsooo
footheoofacility.
d.oohavingooanoounderstaffed,oounderfunded,oopoorlyooorganizedoosystemoowithootheoores
ultoounableootoooprovideooappropriateooandootimelyooaccess.
e.oohavingooutilizationooreviewooprocessoothatooinappropriatelyoodelaysoooroodeniesoonece
ssaryoohealth.

RHAoostandardoo-ooans--
ensuresoothatootheoofacilityoomaintainsooaoocoordinatedoosystemooforoohealthoocareoodeliv
ery.

RHAooresponsibilitiesoo-ooans--
areoodocumentedooinooaoowrittenooagreement,oocontract,oojoboodescription

RHAoomustoobeooonsiteoo-ooans--weekly

, whereoothereooisooaooseparateooorganizationaloostructureooforoomentaloohealthoothereooiso
o-ooans--aoodesignatedoomentaloohealthooclinician


whereoothereooisooaooseparateooorganizationaloostructureooforoodentaloothereooisoo-ooans--
aoodesignatedoodentalooclinician

finalooclinicaloojudgementoorestoowithoo-ooans--
aoosingle,oodesignatedooresponsibleoophysician.

RHAooarrangesooforoo-ooans--
alloolevelooofoohealthoocareooandooensuresooquality,ooaccessible,ooandootimelyoohealthoose
rviceooforooinmates

theooresponsibleoophysicianoo(designatedoomentaloohealth,oodentist)ooisooavailableootoooth
eoofacilityoofrequentlyooenoughootooofulfilloo-ooans--
theoopositionooclinicalooandooadministrativeooresponsibilities.

RHAoomayoobeooaoo-ooans--physician,ooHSA,ooagency

whenooRHAooisooaoostate,ooregional,oonational,oooroocorporateooentityoo-ooans--
aoodesignatedooindividualooatootheoolocalooleveloowhoooisooonoositeooatooleastooweeklyootoo
oensureoothatoopoliciesooareoocarriedooout.


healthoocareoo-ooans--
isootheoosumooofooallooaction,oopreventiveooandootherapeutic,ootakenooforootheoophysicaloo
andoomentaloohealthoobeingooofooaoopopulation

healthoocareooincludeoo-ooans--
medical,oodental,oomentaloohealth,oonutrition,ooandoootherooancillaryooservices,ooasoowello
oasoomaintainingoocleanooandoosafeooenvironmentaloocondition.


responsibleoophysicianoo-ooans--
MD,ooDOoowhooohasootheoofinalooauthorityooatooaoogivenoofacilityooregardingooclinicalooiss
ues.

designatedoomentaloohealthooclinicianoo-ooans--
psychiatrist,oopsychologist,oopsychiatricoosocialooworkeroowhoooisooresponsibleooforooclini
caloomentaloohealthooissueoowhenoomentaloohealthooservicesooatootheoofacilityooareoounde
rooaoodifferentooauthorityoothanoomedicalooservices.

aoodesignatedoodentalooclinicianoo-ooans--
DDS,ooDMDoowhoooisooresponsibleooforoodentalooissueoowhenoodentalooservicesooatootheo
ofacilityooareoounderooaoodifferentooauthorityoothanoomedicalooservices.