CCHP ACTUAL EXAM Questions
and Answers GRADED A+NEW
VERSION 2025
Privacy of Care
✓ Discussion of patient info and clinical encounters are conducted in private to encourage the
patient's use of MH services.
Procedure in the Event of an Inmate Death
✓ Deaths are reviewed to determine the appropriateness of MH care and to determine if
changes to P&P are needed.
Grievance Mechanism for MH Complaints
✓ Addresses inmate's complaints about MH services.
Infection Prevention and Control Program
✓ There is an effective program that includes surveillance, prevention and control of
communicable disease.
Patient Safety
, ✓ The MH authority promotes patient safety; institutes systems to prevent adverse and near-
miss clinical events.
Staff Safety
✓ MH staff work in a safe environment.
Federal Sexual Abuse Regulations
✓ The site has P&P regarding detection, prevention and reduction of sexual abuse consistent
with federal law.
Response to Sexual Abuse
✓ Medical and psychological trauma of sexual abuse is minimized as much as possible by prompt
MH intervention.
Credentials
✓ MHP's have credentials and provide services consistent with their licensure.
Clinical Performance Enhancement
✓ Evaluates the appropriateness of services delivered by direct patient care staff.
Training for Mental Health Staff
✓ All MHP's are appropriately oriented and participate in annual continuing ed.
,Mental Health Training for Correctional Officers
✓ The MH authority in cooperation with the DOC guides the mental health related training of
correctional officers.
Medication Administration Training
✓ Personnel who administer medication are properly trained.
Inmate Workers
✓ Inmates do not provide mental health services.
Mental Health Staffing
✓ A sufficient number of staff provide inmates with adequate treatment consistent with the
standards.
Mental Health Liaison
✓ A trained "mental health liaison" coordinates MH services when no mental health staff are
available for 24 hours.
Mental Health Pharmaceutical Operations
✓ Pharmaceutical operations are sufficient to meet the needs of the facility and conform to legal
requirements.
Medication Services
✓ Medication services are clinically appropriate and provided in a timely manner.
, Clinical Space, Equipment, And Supplies
✓ Sufficient and suitable space, supplies, and equipment are available for mental health
services.
Diagnostic Services
✓ On-site diagnostic services are registered and accredited.
Inpatient Psychiatric Care
✓ Inpatient hospitalizations and specialty care are provided to patients in need of these services.
Information on Mental Health Services
✓ Info about the availability of and access to mental health services is communicated orally and
in writing to inmates upon arrival - in a language they understand.
Receiving Screenings for MH Needs
✓ A receiving screening is performed on all inmates at the intake facility.
Transfer Screening
✓ A transfer screening is performed on all intra-system transfers.
Mental Health Assessment And Evaluation
and Answers GRADED A+NEW
VERSION 2025
Privacy of Care
✓ Discussion of patient info and clinical encounters are conducted in private to encourage the
patient's use of MH services.
Procedure in the Event of an Inmate Death
✓ Deaths are reviewed to determine the appropriateness of MH care and to determine if
changes to P&P are needed.
Grievance Mechanism for MH Complaints
✓ Addresses inmate's complaints about MH services.
Infection Prevention and Control Program
✓ There is an effective program that includes surveillance, prevention and control of
communicable disease.
Patient Safety
, ✓ The MH authority promotes patient safety; institutes systems to prevent adverse and near-
miss clinical events.
Staff Safety
✓ MH staff work in a safe environment.
Federal Sexual Abuse Regulations
✓ The site has P&P regarding detection, prevention and reduction of sexual abuse consistent
with federal law.
Response to Sexual Abuse
✓ Medical and psychological trauma of sexual abuse is minimized as much as possible by prompt
MH intervention.
Credentials
✓ MHP's have credentials and provide services consistent with their licensure.
Clinical Performance Enhancement
✓ Evaluates the appropriateness of services delivered by direct patient care staff.
Training for Mental Health Staff
✓ All MHP's are appropriately oriented and participate in annual continuing ed.
,Mental Health Training for Correctional Officers
✓ The MH authority in cooperation with the DOC guides the mental health related training of
correctional officers.
Medication Administration Training
✓ Personnel who administer medication are properly trained.
Inmate Workers
✓ Inmates do not provide mental health services.
Mental Health Staffing
✓ A sufficient number of staff provide inmates with adequate treatment consistent with the
standards.
Mental Health Liaison
✓ A trained "mental health liaison" coordinates MH services when no mental health staff are
available for 24 hours.
Mental Health Pharmaceutical Operations
✓ Pharmaceutical operations are sufficient to meet the needs of the facility and conform to legal
requirements.
Medication Services
✓ Medication services are clinically appropriate and provided in a timely manner.
, Clinical Space, Equipment, And Supplies
✓ Sufficient and suitable space, supplies, and equipment are available for mental health
services.
Diagnostic Services
✓ On-site diagnostic services are registered and accredited.
Inpatient Psychiatric Care
✓ Inpatient hospitalizations and specialty care are provided to patients in need of these services.
Information on Mental Health Services
✓ Info about the availability of and access to mental health services is communicated orally and
in writing to inmates upon arrival - in a language they understand.
Receiving Screenings for MH Needs
✓ A receiving screening is performed on all inmates at the intake facility.
Transfer Screening
✓ A transfer screening is performed on all intra-system transfers.
Mental Health Assessment And Evaluation
