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Control Number: <br />401.06.03.053 <br />Version: <br />2.0 <br />Title: <br />Care for the Terminally Ill <br /> <br />Page Number: <br />5 of 5 <br /> <br />Idaho Department of Correction <br /> <br />2. Compliance <br />Compliance with this SOP and all related IDOC-approved protocols will be monitored by the <br />health authority (or designee) by using various sources to include: this SOP, clinical practice <br />guidelines, routine reports, program reviews, and record reviews. <br />The health authority (or designee) must conduct two (2) audits per year, per facility (or more <br />frequently as desired based on prior audit results). The audits must consist of monitoring <br />applicable contract medical provider, IDOC policy and procedures, applicable NCCHC <br />standards, and the review of a minimum of 15 individual records. <br />DEFINITIONS <br />Contract Medical Provider: A private company or other entity that is under contract with <br />the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) to provide comprehensive medical, dental, <br />and/or mental health services to the IDOC’s incarcerated offender population. <br />Early Release: The release of an offender from the custody of the Idaho Department of <br />Correction (IDOC) before the expiration of his sentence due to the offender being diagnosed <br />as terminally ill or permanently incapacitated. <br />Facility Health Authority: The contract medical provider employee who is primarily <br />responsible for overseeing the delivery of medical services in an Idaho Department of <br />Correction (IDOC) facility. <br />Facility Medical Director: The highest ranking physician in an Idaho Department of <br />Correction (IDOC) facility. <br />Health Authority: The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) employee who is primarily <br />responsible for overseeing or managing the IDOC’s medical services. (The health authority <br />is commonly referred to as the health services director.) <br />Hospice Care: A set of specialized healthcare services that (a) provide support to terminally <br />ill offenders and their families, and (b) focus on symptom control and quality-of-life issues <br />(e.g., providing comfort) rather than attempting to cure conditions. <br />Terminally Ill: To have an illness or disease that is in an advanced stage, has an <br />unfavorable prognosis, no known cure, and expected to result in death. <br />REFERENCES <br />National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), Standards for Health Services <br />in Prisons, Standard P-G-11, Care for the Terminally Ill <br />Standard Operating Procedure 324.02.01.002, Parole of Offenders with a Terminal Disease <br />or Permanent Incapacitation <br /> <br />– End of Document – <br />
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