Aids to Impairment, Orthotics, and Prosthetics

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Control Number: 401.06.03.059 Version: 5.0 Title: Aids to Impairment, Orthotics, and Prosthetics Page Number: 2 of 8 Idaho Department of Correction RESPONSIBILITY Health Services Director The health services director or designee is responsible for: • Monitoring and overseeing all aspe cts of healthcare services. • Implementing and continuing practice of the provisions provided in this SOP. When healthcare services are privatized, the health services director is also responsible for: • Reviewing and approving (prior to implementation) all applicable contract medical provider policy, procedure, and forms. • Monitoring the contract medical provider’s performance, including but not limited to: reviewing processes, procedures, forms, and protocols employed by the contract medical provider to ensure compliance with all healthcare -related requirements provided in respective contractual agreements, this SOP, and in National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) standard P -G-10, Aids to Impairment. (See section 3 of this SOP.) Contract Medical Provider When healthcare services are privatized, the contract medical provider is responsible for: • Implementing and practicing all provisions of this SOP, unless specifically exempted by written contractual agreements. • Ensuring that all aspects of this SOP and NCCHC standard P-G-10 are addressed by applicable contract medica l provider policy and procedure. • Ensuring facility health authorities utilize all applicable contract medical pr ovider policy, procedure, forms, and educational information to fulfill all healthcare - related requirements provided in this SOP, NCCHC standard P-G-10, or as indicated in their respective contractual agreement(s). • Ensuring all applicable contract medical provider policy, procedure, and forms are submitted to the health authority for review and approval prior to implementation. Nothing in this SOP should be construed to relieve the contract medical provider(s) of any obligation and/or responsibility stipulated in respective contractual agreements. Health Services Administrator (HSA) The facility health services administrator is responsible for: • Ensuring the presence of an adequate number of appropriately trained staff and that materials are available to meet the requirements of this SOP. • Establishing and monitoring applicable contract medical provider policy and procedure to ensure that all elements of this SOP and NCCHC standard P-G-10 are accomplished as required. • Establishing formal relationships with community hospitals, specialists, and others as needed to meet the requirements of this SOP and NCCHC standard P- G-10.