CCHP Standards for Health Services in
Jails (Everything You Need for CCHP
Exam) 2025
Adolescents -
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ANS __________ may need more calories and nutrients than
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adults.
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- 1976 Estelle V. Gamble. - ANS What court case set the standard for IMs to
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have access to care?
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- 30 days. - ANS A psychological autopsy is performed on all deaths by
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suicide in what time frame?
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- A written document of an individual's life with emphasis on factors that led up to
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/ contributed to the death. - ANS What is a psychological autopsy?
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- Access to care. - ANS This standard is based on the basic principle
established by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1976 landmark case Estelle v.
Gamble
- Accounting - ANS _______ : This is the act of reordering, summarizing,
verifying, and reporting medications being used.
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- Administrative Review - ANS : No time frame with jails but with JUVY has
30-day time frame. This is a review of the correctional care and emergency
response actions surrounding the IM death.
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- Assessment of the care provided to the IM and circumstances leading up to the
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death. - ANS What is a clinical mortality review?
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- Assessment of the correctional and emergency response actions surrounding
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the death. - ANS What is an administrative review?
when?
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- At least annually or sooner if needed. - ANS Grievances are reviewed
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- Current problems, Allergies and Medications. - ANS If the health records
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are being stored separately, what is the minimum that needs to be included and
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accessible to all health staff?
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- DEA - Controlled Substance - ANS ______ : The medications that come
under the jurisdiction of the federal Controlled Substance Act.
- Description of the service being refused.
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- Evidence that the PT has been informed about the consequences that may
occur.
- Signature of PT.
- Signature of health staff (If Pt refuses another health staff or custody staff can
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sign). - ANS If Pts refuse, there will need to be:
- Dispensing: -
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ANS ________
This is the act of placing one or more doses of medication into a container that is
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labeled for the PT. This container will state the Pts name, contents inside and any
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other vital information.
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- Distribution: -
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accounting for medication from the source of supply to the nursing station or
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point where they are administered to the PT.
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- Electronic Control Device: - ANS Custody Restraints:
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_____________ A electronic restraint device, applies to the wrist and ankle, when
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activated it will temporarily incapacitate the PT per sending electrical energy to
the muscle tissue.
- Formulary - ANS _______ : This is a written list of prescription and
nonprescription medications that are available to the prescribers in the facility.
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- IM's right to disagree with services. - ANS . What is a grievance?
- In a timely manner, the PT is assessed. Clinical judgement is provided. PT
receives the care that is requested. - ANS Define access to care in three
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topics?
- In Private. -
conducted?
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- Jail: Meetings and statistics are monthly.
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- Juvy: Meetings are monthly, statistics are at least quarterly. - ANS Jail and
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Juvy Health Staff Meetings: The statistical time frame differs HOW IS THIS?
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- MAN DOWN DRILL - ANS __________ : This is a stimulated emergency
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affecting one individual who requires immediate attention. This will involve life
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threatening situations commonly experienced in correctional settings.
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- MASS DISASTER DRILL: - ANS __________ This is a stimulated
emergency involving mass disruption and multiple casualties that require triage
by health staff. This includes natural disasters (tornado, flood, earthquake etc.)
and internal disasters (Riot, kitchen explosion, arson etc.) or external disasters
(Mass arrest, bomb threat, power outage etc.)