NCCHC CCHP EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE SOLVED QUESTIONS
GUARANTEED
◉ Responsible Health Authority (RHA). Answer: The RHA functions to
ensure that health services are organized, adequate and efficient.
◉ Medical Autonomy. Answer: Clinical decisions are made for clinical
purposes and without interference from other personnel. (The non
medical considerations needed to carry out such clinical decisions are
made in cooperation with custody staff).
◉ Administrative Meetings & Reports. Answer: Administrative
meetings are held at least quarterly. Health staff meetings occur at least
monthly. Statistical reports are made at least monthly.
◉ Policies & Procedures. Answer: They are site specific. Reviewed at
least annually. Policies cross reference an NCCHC standard.
◉ CQI Program. Answer: CQI Committee meets no less than quarterly.
Initiates process and/or outcome CQI studies.
◉ Emergency Response Plan. Answer: At least one mass disaster and
one man down drill is conducted annually so every shift participates
, within 3 years. (Classroom or tabletop exercises do not meet the
standard.)
◉ Communication on patients' health needs. Answer: Health and
custody staff communicate about inmates with special needs conditions,
including health needs that may effect housing, work, program
assignments, disciplinary measures and admissions to or transfers from
institutions.
◉ Privacy of Care. Answer: Discussions regarding patient care occur in
private. Clinical treatment encounters occur in private.
◉ Procedure in the event of an inmate death. Answer: All deaths are
reviewed within 30 days. A death review consists of: An administrative
review; A mortality review; and a psychological autopsy if the death was
a suicide.
◉ Grievance mechanism for health complaints. Answer: Responses are
timely and based on principles of adequate medical care.
◉ Infection Control. Answer: An exposure control plan is reviewed and
updated annually.
◉ Patient Safety. Answer: Systems are in place to prevent adverse and
near miss clinical events.
STUDY GUIDE SOLVED QUESTIONS
GUARANTEED
◉ Responsible Health Authority (RHA). Answer: The RHA functions to
ensure that health services are organized, adequate and efficient.
◉ Medical Autonomy. Answer: Clinical decisions are made for clinical
purposes and without interference from other personnel. (The non
medical considerations needed to carry out such clinical decisions are
made in cooperation with custody staff).
◉ Administrative Meetings & Reports. Answer: Administrative
meetings are held at least quarterly. Health staff meetings occur at least
monthly. Statistical reports are made at least monthly.
◉ Policies & Procedures. Answer: They are site specific. Reviewed at
least annually. Policies cross reference an NCCHC standard.
◉ CQI Program. Answer: CQI Committee meets no less than quarterly.
Initiates process and/or outcome CQI studies.
◉ Emergency Response Plan. Answer: At least one mass disaster and
one man down drill is conducted annually so every shift participates
, within 3 years. (Classroom or tabletop exercises do not meet the
standard.)
◉ Communication on patients' health needs. Answer: Health and
custody staff communicate about inmates with special needs conditions,
including health needs that may effect housing, work, program
assignments, disciplinary measures and admissions to or transfers from
institutions.
◉ Privacy of Care. Answer: Discussions regarding patient care occur in
private. Clinical treatment encounters occur in private.
◉ Procedure in the event of an inmate death. Answer: All deaths are
reviewed within 30 days. A death review consists of: An administrative
review; A mortality review; and a psychological autopsy if the death was
a suicide.
◉ Grievance mechanism for health complaints. Answer: Responses are
timely and based on principles of adequate medical care.
◉ Infection Control. Answer: An exposure control plan is reviewed and
updated annually.
◉ Patient Safety. Answer: Systems are in place to prevent adverse and
near miss clinical events.
