Perf-Based Stds, Adult Corr. Inst. 5th ed March 2020

Glossary

Communicable disease – a disease that can be transmitted from person to person, or animal to person.

Community-based program – see Adult community residential service.

Community resources – human services agencies, service clubs, citizen interest groups, self-help groups, and individual citizen volunteers that offer services, facilities, or other functions that can meet the needs of the facility or have the potential to assist residents. These various resources, which may be public or private and national or local, may assist with material and financial support, guidance, counseling, and supportive services.

Comprehensive Evaluation – see Mental Health Evaluation.

Computing device – any electronic equipment controlled by a CPU, including desktop and laptop com- puters, smartphones and tablets. A general-purpose device that can access software for many purposes, including software applications distributed through a network, in contrast with information technology infrastructure equipment, such as a server, network switch or router.

Consult – a patient evaluation as requested by a health care practitioner/provider seeking additional infor- mation, and approved by a utilization review process or by the health care authority.

Contact visiting – a program inside or outside the facility that permits offenders or juveniles to visit with designated person(s). The area is free of obstacles or barriers that prohibit physical contact.

Continuity of care – health care provided on an ongoing basis without interruption beginning with the offender’s initial contact with health care personnel through discharge planning.

Continuous Quality Improvement – a structured systematic process that is used to review and monitor the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of a health care delivery system. The process includes the identification of areas in need of improvement and the development and implementation of corrective actions, including an evaluation of the efficacy of implemented actions. Contraband – any item possessed by confined juvenile or adult offenders or found within the facility that is illegal by law or expressly prohibited by those legally charged with the administration and operation of the facility or program.

Contract – the written, signed agreement between the ACA and the agency specifying responsibilities, activities, and financial obligations.

Contractor – a person or organization that agrees to furnish materials or to perform services for the facility or jurisdiction at a specified price. Contractors operating in correctional facilities are subject to all applica- ble rules and regulations of the facility.

Contractual arrangement – an agreement with a private party (such as an incorporated agency or married couple) to provide services to juveniles or adult offenders for compensation. ( See Independent operator.)

Control center – a very secure, self-contained unit designed to maintain the security of the facility. Policies governing the design, staffing, and accessibility of the control center ensure that it cannot be commandeered by unauthorized persons.

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