Navigating Legal Challenges in Corrections: Key Risks and Considerations
Correctional health care involves numerous legal challenges for security and health care staff. This presentation highlights several risks, including the litigious nature of the patient population; state and federal guarantees to adequate care; complications accessing outside care; medication-assisted treatment initiatives and laws; and court orders driving certain areas of specialty care including gender dysphoria, hepatitis C, and long-term care accommodations.
Learning Objectives
-Review state and federal laws governing correctional health care and how to reduce the risk of claims
-Examine current trends impacting access to specialty care
-Discuss the role the courts have played in shaping treatment trends in MAT, hepatitis C, elder care, and gender dysphoria
Presenter
Ms. Deana Johnson is General Counsel for Centurion, LLC. Prior to taking this position, Ms. Johnson spent 20 years in the representation of correctional medical providers. Ms. Johnson is an active participant in NCCHC. She regularly lectures at seminars and publishes in journals and magazines, including CorrectCare and CorrDocs. She was recognized for her contributions with the NCCHC B. Jaye Anno Award of Excellence in Communication in 2021.
Webinar Fee:
$69 ($59 for CCHPs), includes access to the power point presentation, the webinar recording and CE credit – 1.00 hour for ACCME, ANCC, APA, and CCHP.
Continuing education credit (1.00 hour) available for:
Nurses: The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. NCCHC designates this educational activity for 1.0 contact hour. Nurses must attend the entire program to receive credit.
Physicians: The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NCCHC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists: The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. NCCHC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This educational activity has been approved for up to 1.00 hour of credit.
CCHPs: Certified Correctional Health Professionals may earn up to 1.00 contact hour of Category I continuing education for recertification.
Social Workers, counselors and others: When evaluating the presentation, select the “General” category, print your certificate, and use it to report directly to your certifying board.
Disclosure Statement
In accordance with the disclosure policy of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, everyone who is in a position to control the educational content of the Navigating Legal Challenges in Corrections: Key Risks and Considerations webinar (including planners, speakers and moderators) has been asked to disclose all relevant financial interests, all affiliations, or other financial relationships within 24 months (1) with the manufacturers of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and (2) with any ineligible companies. Such disclosure is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but rather is elicited to provide information that attendees might deem important to their evaluation of an educational presentation. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to this activity. No individuals have disclosed a relevant financial relationship with any ineligible companies/commercial interests.
Financial Disclosures:
Faculty Disclosures
Deana Johnson has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
NCCHC Education Committee
The NCCHC Education Committee members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH, CCHP-CP (chair)
Patricia Blair, PhD, JD, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A (vice-chair)
Joel Andrade, PhD, LICSW, CCHP-MH
Sharen Barboza, PhD, CCHP-MH
Eileen Couture, DO, RN, CCHP-P
Amy Jo Harzke, DrPH
Keith Ivens, MD
Michael Johnson, DDS, MPH
Susan Laffan, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A
James Martin, MPSA, CCHP
Marci Mackenzie, PhD, LCSW, CCHP
Tami Rodriguez, PharmD
Lori Roscoe, DNP, PhD, CCHP-RN
Samuel Soltis, PhD, MHA, CCHP
Nancy White, LPC
Staff Liaisons: Toyin Alaka, Ty Jackson, Kim Sterling, MBA, CAE