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Control Number: <br />401.06.03.060 <br />Version: <br />2.2 <br />Title: <br />Health Record <br />Page Number: <br />2 of 6 <br /> <br />RESPONSIBILITY <br />Health Authority <br />The health authority is responsible for: <br />• Monitoring and overseeing all aspects of healthcare services, and <br />• The implementation and continued practice of the provisions provided in this <br />SOP. <br />When healthcare services are privatized, the health authority will also be responsible for: <br />• Reviewing and approving (prior to implementation) all applicable contract medical <br />provider policy, procedure, and forms; and <br />• Monitoring the contract medical provider’s performance, to include but not limited <br />to reviewing processes, procedures, forms, and protocols employed by the <br />contract medical provider to ensure compliance with all healthcare-related <br />requirements provided in respective contractual agreements, this SOP, and in <br />National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) standard P-H-01, <br />Health Record Format and Contents. (See section 5 of this SOP.) <br />Contract Medical Provider <br />When healthcare services are privatized, the contract medical provider is responsible <br />for: <br />• Implementing and practicing all provisions of this SOP, unless specifically <br />exempted by written contractual agreements; <br />• Ensuring that all aspects of this SOP and NCCHC standard P-H-01 are <br />addressed by applicable contract medical provider policy and procedure; <br />• Ensuring facility health authorities utilize all applicable contract medical provider <br />policy, procedure, forms, and educational information to fulfill all healthcare- <br />related requirements provided in this SOP, NCCHC standard P-H-01, or as <br />indicated in their respective contractual agreement(s); and <br />• Ensuring all applicable contract medical provider policy, procedure, and forms <br />are submitted to the health authority for review and approval prior to <br />implementation. <br />Note: Nothing in this SOP shall be construed to relieve the contract medical provider(s) <br />of any obligation and/or responsibility stipulated in respective contractual agreements. <br />Facility Medical Director <br />The facility medical director and facility health authority (or designees) will be jointly <br />responsible for ensuring the presence of an adequate number of appropriately trained <br />staff and materials are available to meet the requirements of this SOP. <br />Facility Health Authority <br />The facility health authority will be responsible for establishing and monitoring applicable <br />contract medical provider policy and procedure to ensure that all elements of this SOP <br />and NCCHC standard P-H-01 are accomplished as required.