NCCHC CCHP 2026 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which staff members make health care decisions for clinical purposes?
A. administrative staff
B. custody staff
C. health staff - ✔✔C. health staff, qualified health care professionals including
physicians, PAs, RNs, NPs, dentists, etc
✔✔Which staff members support the implementation of clinical decisions?
A. administrative staff
B. custody staff
C. health staff - ✔✔B. custody staff
✔✔Which staff members recognize and follow security regulations?
A. administrative staff
B. custody staff
C. health staff - ✔✔C. health staff
✔✔How are all aspects of the Medical Autonomy Standard addressed? - ✔✔by written
policy and defined procedures
✔✔List at least five types of qualified health care professionals who by virtue of their
education, credentials, and experience are permitted by law to evaluate and care for
patients. - ✔✔physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists,
mental health professionals, etc
✔✔List at least two types of groups that fit into the category of Custody Staff. - ✔✔line
security, correctional administrations
✔✔True or False:
Health Staff includes all full-time, part-time, and per diem qualified health care
professionals as well as administrative and support staff (health records admin, lab
techs, nursing and medical assistants, clerical workers). - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False:
Examples of interference with medical autonomy includes cancellation of community
consultants' appointments without qualified health care professional approval. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False:
Examples of interference with medical autonomy includes discontinuation of necessary
medical diets without qualified health care professional approval. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔Name two methods for addressing specific problems impeding medical autonomy: -
✔✔1. revised policies
2. reviewed as part of the continuous quality improvement program
✔✔1. Which of the following best defines a "procedure"?
A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
B. A measurable objective to be achieved
C. Official position on a work-related issue
D. Rules and regulations - ✔✔A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
✔✔2. This standard is based on the basic principle established by the U.S. Supreme
Court in the 1976 landmark case Estelle v. Gamble.
A. Access to care
B. Inmate workers
C. Medical autonomy
D. Privacy of care - ✔✔A. Access to care
✔✔3. Which of the following is least important in determining the number of health staff
needed to deliver services in a correctional setting?
A. Needs of inmate population
B. Approved budget
C. Delivery system
D. Proportion of female inmates - ✔✔B. Approved budget
✔✔4. The following individuals, in the absence of any written authorization from the
adult inmate-patient, may have access to that patient's medical records:
A. Inmate's attorney
B. Private physician
C. U.S. congressman
D. None of the above - ✔✔D. None of the above
✔✔5. Which statement below best describes universal precautions?
A. Adhering to advisories published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for disposing of infectious waste
B. Taking protective steps with patients known to have infectious diseases so as to
minimize exposure of workers and others to contagious disease
C. Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious disease and
adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
D. Using masks, gowns and gloves for protection from infectious disease - ✔✔C.
Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious disease and
adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
✔✔What is the Access to Care standard? - ✔✔Inmates have access to care for their
serious medical, dental, and mental health needs.
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which staff members make health care decisions for clinical purposes?
A. administrative staff
B. custody staff
C. health staff - ✔✔C. health staff, qualified health care professionals including
physicians, PAs, RNs, NPs, dentists, etc
✔✔Which staff members support the implementation of clinical decisions?
A. administrative staff
B. custody staff
C. health staff - ✔✔B. custody staff
✔✔Which staff members recognize and follow security regulations?
A. administrative staff
B. custody staff
C. health staff - ✔✔C. health staff
✔✔How are all aspects of the Medical Autonomy Standard addressed? - ✔✔by written
policy and defined procedures
✔✔List at least five types of qualified health care professionals who by virtue of their
education, credentials, and experience are permitted by law to evaluate and care for
patients. - ✔✔physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists,
mental health professionals, etc
✔✔List at least two types of groups that fit into the category of Custody Staff. - ✔✔line
security, correctional administrations
✔✔True or False:
Health Staff includes all full-time, part-time, and per diem qualified health care
professionals as well as administrative and support staff (health records admin, lab
techs, nursing and medical assistants, clerical workers). - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False:
Examples of interference with medical autonomy includes cancellation of community
consultants' appointments without qualified health care professional approval. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False:
Examples of interference with medical autonomy includes discontinuation of necessary
medical diets without qualified health care professional approval. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔Name two methods for addressing specific problems impeding medical autonomy: -
✔✔1. revised policies
2. reviewed as part of the continuous quality improvement program
✔✔1. Which of the following best defines a "procedure"?
A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
B. A measurable objective to be achieved
C. Official position on a work-related issue
D. Rules and regulations - ✔✔A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
✔✔2. This standard is based on the basic principle established by the U.S. Supreme
Court in the 1976 landmark case Estelle v. Gamble.
A. Access to care
B. Inmate workers
C. Medical autonomy
D. Privacy of care - ✔✔A. Access to care
✔✔3. Which of the following is least important in determining the number of health staff
needed to deliver services in a correctional setting?
A. Needs of inmate population
B. Approved budget
C. Delivery system
D. Proportion of female inmates - ✔✔B. Approved budget
✔✔4. The following individuals, in the absence of any written authorization from the
adult inmate-patient, may have access to that patient's medical records:
A. Inmate's attorney
B. Private physician
C. U.S. congressman
D. None of the above - ✔✔D. None of the above
✔✔5. Which statement below best describes universal precautions?
A. Adhering to advisories published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for disposing of infectious waste
B. Taking protective steps with patients known to have infectious diseases so as to
minimize exposure of workers and others to contagious disease
C. Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious disease and
adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
D. Using masks, gowns and gloves for protection from infectious disease - ✔✔C.
Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious disease and
adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
✔✔What is the Access to Care standard? - ✔✔Inmates have access to care for their
serious medical, dental, and mental health needs.
