How often are health staff meetings held? - Answer At least monthly
How often are policies and procedures reviewed? - Answer Annually
How often are statistical reports provided? - Answer At least monthly
How often does CQI meet? - Answer Quarterly
How many mass disaster drills must occur in a three-year timeframe to be able to say
each shift has taken part? - Answer Annually
How often are man down drills supposed to 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-physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists, MHPs, and
others authorized by law to examine and treat patients
Health care liaison-correction officer or other non-licensed person in health care
educated/trained by responsible physician in selected limited aspects of healthcare
coordination and arranges services when no qualified health care professionals are on
site 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
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