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<br />Control Numbe r: <br />401.06.03.043 <br />Version: <br />3.0 <br />T itle: <br />Nursing Asses s m ent Protoc ols <br />Page Numbe r: <br />2 of 5 <br /> <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this s tandard operating proc edure (SOP) is to es tablish proc edures for (1) <br />ensuring that nursing assessment protocols are appropriate to the level of s kill and <br />preparation of the nurs ing personnel who will carry them out, (2) complying with relevant <br />s tate practice ac ts, and (3) limiting standing orders at the facility to preventive m edic ine <br />prac tices use only. (National Com m ission on Correctional Health Care [NCCHC] Standard <br />P-E-11.) <br /> <br /> <br />SCOPE <br />This SOP applies to all Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) health c are personnel, <br />offenders, contract m edical providers and subcontractors. <br /> <br /> <br />RESPONSIBILITY <br /> <br />Health Authority <br />The health authority is respons ible for: <br /> <br /> Monitoring and overseeing all aspects of health care services, and <br /> <br /> The im plementation and continued practice of the provis ions provided in this <br />SOP. <br /> <br />W hen health care services are privatiz ed, he will also be respons ible for: <br /> <br /> Reviewing and approving (prior to im plementation) all applicable contract medical <br />provider policy, procedure, and form s; and <br /> <br /> Monitoring the contrac t medical provider’s performance, to inc lude but not lim ited <br />to reviewing process es, procedures, form s , and protocols employed by the <br />contrac t medical provider to ens ure com pliance with all health care-related <br />requirements provided in res pective contrac tual agreem ents, this SOP, and in <br />NCCHC s tandard P-E-11. (See sec tion 2 of this SOP.) <br /> <br />Contract M edical Provider <br />W hen health care services are privatiz ed, the contrac t medical provider is res pons ible <br />for: <br /> <br /> Im plementing and practicing all provis ions of this SOP, unless specifically <br />exempted by written contractual agreem ents; <br /> <br /> Ens uring that all aspects of this SOP and NCCHC standard P-E-11 are <br />addressed by applicable contract m edical provider policy and proc edure; <br /> <br /> Ens uring fac ility health authorities utilize all applicable contract medical provider <br />policy, procedure, forms, and educ ational inform ation to fulfill all health care- <br />related requirem ents provided in this SOP, NCCHC s tandard P-E-11, or as <br />indicated in their respective contrac tual agreem ent(s ); and <br /> <br /> Ens uring all applicable contrac t medical provider polic y, procedure, and form s <br />are submitted to the health authority for review and approval prior to <br />implementation. <br /> <br />Nothing in this SOP shall be construed to relieve the contract m edical provider(s ) of any <br />obligation and/or res ponsibility s tipulated in res pective contrac tual agreem ents.