Perf-Based Stds, Transportation of Inmates, 1st Ed_Jan 2025

Glossary

Clinical Services – health care services administered to offenders in a clinic setting by persons qualified to practice in one of the health care disciplines. Clinicians – persons qualified to assess, evaluate and treat patients according to the dictates of their profes sional practice act. These may include physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed professional counselors, and social workers. Co-correctional Facility – an institution designed to house both male and female juvenile or adult offenders. Code – any set of standards set forth and enforced by a local government agency for the protection of public safety, health, and so forth, as in the structural safety of buildings (building code), health requirements for plumbing, ventilation, and so forth (sanitary or health code), and the specifications for fire escapes or exits (fire code).

Code of Ethics – a set of rules describing acceptable standards of conduct for all employees.

Combustible Liquid – a substance with a flash point at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, a Class II or Class III liquid.

Commissary – an area or system where approved items are available for purchase by juveniles or inmates.

Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (CAC) – the term used collectively to refer to the elected and appointed members empowered to render accreditation decisions.

Committing Authority – the agency or court responsible for placing a juvenile in a program.

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 information, and approved by a utilization review process or by the health care authority. Consult may be internal or external to the system.

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