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Standard for access to care - inmates have access to care for their serious medical, dental, and
mental health needs.
Access to care - in a timely manner, a patient can be seen by a clinician, be given a professional
clinical judgment, and receive care that is ordered.
Standard for responsible health authority - ensures the facility maintains a coordinated system for
health care delivery
Responsible health authority - a designated individual that is tasked with ensuring the
organization and delivery of all health care in facility
Health care - the sum of actions, preventative and therapeutic, taken for the physical and mental
well-being of a population
Responsible physician - a designated md or do who has the final authority as a given facility
regarding clinical issues
Designated mental health - refers to a psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric social worker
who is responsible for clinical mental health issues when mental health services at the facility are
under a different authority than medical services
Designated dental clinician - a dmd or dds who is responsible for dental issues when dental
services at the facility are under a different authority than medical services
Health services administrator - a person who by 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
Standard for medical autonomy - health care decision are made by qualified health care
professionals for clinical purposes
Qualified health care professionals - includes physicians, pas, nurses, nps. Dentists, mh
professionals, and others who by virtue of their education, credentials, and experience are
permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
Custody staff - includes line security as well as correctional administration
Health staff - includes full-time, part-time, and per diem qualified health care professionals as
well as administrative and support staff