CCHP Exam Study Questions
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1. How often is RHA onsite?: Weekly
2. How often do health staff meetings occur?: At least monthly
3. How often are policies and procedures reviewed?: Annually
4. How often are statistical reports made?: At least monthly
5. How often does CQI meet?: Quarterly
6. How many mass disaster drills should occur over a three year period so that
each shift has participated?: Annually
7. How often should man down drills occur?: Once a year on each shift
8. Estelle v Gamble 1976: Unreasonable barriers to inmate access to health ser-
vices
9. Examples of unreasonable barriers: Holding sick call at 2am, being under-
staffed or poorly organized in a way that results in untimely care, assessing exces-
sive fees, or assessing fees for treatments arising from sexual abuse
10. RHA: Responsible Health Authority
11. When should initial assessments (physicals) occur?: Prisons--> within 7
days
Jails-->within 14 days if full population assessments are done
12. Juveniles: Need greater opportunity to work large muscles, more food, more
rec
13. How long should health records be retained?: According to the legal require-
ment of the jurisdiction the facility is in
14. Final clinical judgment: Single, designated licensed responsible physician
15. RHA when there is a separate organizational structure for MH services: -
Designated MH clinician
16. Health Administrator: A person by virtue of education, experience, or certifica-
tion is capable of assuming responsibility for arranging all levels of health care and
ensuring quality and accessible health services for inmates
17. Qualified health care professionals: Physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists,
MHPs, and others who are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
18. Health care liaison: 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
19. Examples of interference with medical autonomy: Cancellation of scheduled
community consultants' appointments, discontinuance of necessary medical diets
without QHP approval
20. Policy: Official position on a particular issue related to operations
21. Procedure: Describes in detail how a policy is to be carried out
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22. How often are health care polices and procedures reviewed?: At least
annually, signed by the RHA and responsible physician
23. CQI Thresholds: Expected level of performance stabled by the quality improve-
ment committee
24. CQI committee meets how often to review the effectiveness of the CQI
program?: Annually
25. Is Hepatitis C a special need?: No
26. Chronic disease: An illness or condition that affects an individual's wellbeing for
an extended interval, usually at least 6 months
27. Safety concerns, full privacy lacking?: Alternative strategies for partial visual
privacy and partial auditory privacy to be considered
28. Primary method of infection control: Standard precautions
29. When can health care professionals father forensic evidence from a vic-
tim?: With a sexual abuse victim's permission
30. What type of license is not in compliance with NCCHC credentialing stan-
dards?: Restricted license that limits practice to correctional institutions
31. Amount of required continuing education for NCCHC re-certification for an
indvidual: 18 hours per year, 6 related to correctional health care
32. Licensing requirements for staff if an institution wishes to be accredited
by NCCHC: 12 hours per year of continuing ed, or a current license that meets basic
requirements for that state
33. Factors for the amount and type of qualified health care professionals in a
facility: Size of facility, types and scope of health services delivered, needs of the
inmate population, organizational structure
34. Dispensing: 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
35. Who maintains documentation that onsite diagnostic services are certified
and licensed?: RHA
36. Waiting times: Should not exceed average waiting times in the community
37. Communication with local hospitals or offsite specialty services: Written
agreement outlining terms of care to be provided, summary from offsite providers
should include assessment/testing and treatment provided/diagnosis/findings/rec-
ommended treatment plan
38. Information about availability of and access to health care services com-
municated orally and in writing: To inmates on their arrival at the facility, within 24
hours regarding access of emergency and routine medical, dental, MH, fees, and
grievance process
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1. How often is RHA onsite?: Weekly
2. How often do health staff meetings occur?: At least monthly
3. How often are policies and procedures reviewed?: Annually
4. How often are statistical reports made?: At least monthly
5. How often does CQI meet?: Quarterly
6. How many mass disaster drills should occur over a three year period so that
each shift has participated?: Annually
7. How often should man down drills occur?: Once a year on each shift
8. Estelle v Gamble 1976: Unreasonable barriers to inmate access to health ser-
vices
9. Examples of unreasonable barriers: Holding sick call at 2am, being under-
staffed or poorly organized in a way that results in untimely care, assessing exces-
sive fees, or assessing fees for treatments arising from sexual abuse
10. RHA: Responsible Health Authority
11. When should initial assessments (physicals) occur?: Prisons--> within 7
days
Jails-->within 14 days if full population assessments are done
12. Juveniles: Need greater opportunity to work large muscles, more food, more
rec
13. How long should health records be retained?: According to the legal require-
ment of the jurisdiction the facility is in
14. Final clinical judgment: Single, designated licensed responsible physician
15. RHA when there is a separate organizational structure for MH services: -
Designated MH clinician
16. Health Administrator: A person by virtue of education, experience, or certifica-
tion is capable of assuming responsibility for arranging all levels of health care and
ensuring quality and accessible health services for inmates
17. Qualified health care professionals: Physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, dentists,
MHPs, and others who are permitted by law to evaluate and care for patients
18. Health care liaison: 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
19. Examples of interference with medical autonomy: Cancellation of scheduled
community consultants' appointments, discontinuance of necessary medical diets
without QHP approval
20. Policy: Official position on a particular issue related to operations
21. Procedure: Describes in detail how a policy is to be carried out
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22. How often are health care polices and procedures reviewed?: At least
annually, signed by the RHA and responsible physician
23. CQI Thresholds: Expected level of performance stabled by the quality improve-
ment committee
24. CQI committee meets how often to review the effectiveness of the CQI
program?: Annually
25. Is Hepatitis C a special need?: No
26. Chronic disease: An illness or condition that affects an individual's wellbeing for
an extended interval, usually at least 6 months
27. Safety concerns, full privacy lacking?: Alternative strategies for partial visual
privacy and partial auditory privacy to be considered
28. Primary method of infection control: Standard precautions
29. When can health care professionals father forensic evidence from a vic-
tim?: With a sexual abuse victim's permission
30. What type of license is not in compliance with NCCHC credentialing stan-
dards?: Restricted license that limits practice to correctional institutions
31. Amount of required continuing education for NCCHC re-certification for an
indvidual: 18 hours per year, 6 related to correctional health care
32. Licensing requirements for staff if an institution wishes to be accredited
by NCCHC: 12 hours per year of continuing ed, or a current license that meets basic
requirements for that state
33. Factors for the amount and type of qualified health care professionals in a
facility: Size of facility, types and scope of health services delivered, needs of the
inmate population, organizational structure
34. Dispensing: 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
35. Who maintains documentation that onsite diagnostic services are certified
and licensed?: RHA
36. Waiting times: Should not exceed average waiting times in the community
37. Communication with local hospitals or offsite specialty services: Written
agreement outlining terms of care to be provided, summary from offsite providers
should include assessment/testing and treatment provided/diagnosis/findings/rec-
ommended treatment plan
38. Information about availability of and access to health care services com-
municated orally and in writing: To inmates on their arrival at the facility, within 24
hours regarding access of emergency and routine medical, dental, MH, fees, and
grievance process
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