CCHP GENERAL EXAM 2024 |140 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED).
How often is RHA onsite? - ANSWER Weekly
How often do health staff meetings occur? -
... [Show More] ANSWER At least monthly
How often are policies and procedures reviewed? - ANSWER Annually
How often are statistical reports made? - ANSWER At least monthly
How often does CQI meet? - ANSWER Quarterly
How many mass disaster drills should occur over a three year period so that each shift has
participated? - ANSWER Annually
How often should man down drills 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 - ANSWER Physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists, MHPs,
and others who are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
Health care liaison - ANSWER Correction officer or other person without a health care
license who is trained/instructed by the responsible physician in limited aspects of health care
coordination and coordinates services on days when no qualified health care professionals are
available 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
Procedure - ANSWER Describes in detail how a policy is to be carried out
How often are health care polices and procedures reviewed? - ANSWER At least annually,
signed by the RHA and responsible physician
CQI Thresholds - ANSWER Expected level of performance stabled by the quality
improvement committee
CQI committee meets how often to review the effectiveness of the CQI program? - ANSWER
Annually
Is Hepatitis C a special need? - ANSWER No
Chronic disease - ANSWER An illness or condition that affects an individual's wellbeing for
an extended interval, usually at least 6 months
Safety concerns, full privacy lacking? - ANSWER Alternative strategies for partial visual
privacy and partial auditory privacy to be considered
Primary method of infection control - ANSWER Standard precautions
When can health care professionals father forensic evidence from a victim? - ANSWER With
a sexual abuse victim's permission
What type of license is not in compliance with NCCHC credentialing standards? - ANSWER
Restricted license that limits practice to correctional institutions
Amount of required continuing education for NCCHC re-certification for an indvidual -
ANSWER 18 hours per year, 6 related to correctional health care
Licensing requirements for staff if an institution wishes to be accredited by NCCHC - ANSWER
12 hours per year of continuing ed, or a current license that meets basic requirements for that
state
Factors for the amount and type of qualified health care professionals in a facility - ANSWER
Size of facility, types and scope of health services delivered, needs of the inmate population,
organizational structure
Dispensing - ANSWER Placing of one or more doses of a prescribed medication into
containers that are correctly labeled to indicate the name of the patient, the contents, and all
other vital information
Who maintains documentation that onsite diagnostic services are certified and licensed? -
ANSWER RHA
Waiting times - ANSWER Should not exceed average waiting times in the community
Communication with local hospitals or offsite specialty services - ANSWER Written
agreement outlining terms of care to be provided, summary from offsite providers should
include assessment/testing and treatment provided/diagnosis/findings/recommended
treatment plan
Information about availability of and access to health care services communicated orally and
in writing - ANSWER To inmates on their arrival at the facility, within 24 hours regarding
access of emergency and routine medical, dental, MH, fees, and grievance process
Medical Clearance - ANSWER Clinical assessment of physical and mental status before an
individual is admitted into a facility
Sufficient escorting staff - ANSWER Provided by facility to ensure that patients can attend
scheduled health care appointments
Discharge planning - ANSWER Linkages between facility and community based
organizations, discussions with the inmate regarding the importance of aftercare,
appointments and discharge medications, timely exchange of information and medication
Health hazards of tobacco - ANSWER Information should be available to inmates
Minimum frequency of contacts for outpatients receiving MH services - ANSWER No less
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