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23 Sep 2015, 5:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
                        The standards of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, the leading association with specific expertise on these issues, indicate that the person who administers the screening questionnaire should be a health care professional.[2] The reason for this requirement is two-fold:  first, a health… [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 6:50 am
Prison)Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine supports the proposed law and pushed for the study, saying involuntary mental-health treatment for violent sex offenders could keep some from becoming repeat offenders. [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 8:00 am
Sentence Handed Down for Doctor Involved In Fraud and Illegal Distribution Claims This week, as detailed in a Department of Justice press release, a Florida doctor was sentenced to a 30 year prison term for health care fraud, illegal distribution of controlled substances, and failure to appear. [read post]
2 Jan 2009, 4:50 am
The Department of Health National Service Framework for the care of older prisoners (2001) specifically refers to the wide range of health and social care needs, both whilst in prison and on release. [read post]
12 Feb 2012, 1:16 pm by Matthew Hill
The question of when the operational duty applies in a health context is difficult one. [read post]
26 Feb 2014, 9:53 am
This is because private producers are accountable to customers who care about the quality of the end product, and because they have the flexibility to change how they do things in response to problems they may encounter. [read post]
7 Mar 2014, 12:43 am by Ana
Safety guidelines were strictly followed during the program, which was supported by health-care practitioners, including doctors and psychologists, as well as prison officials. [read post]
24 May 2011, 7:33 am by Jeralyn
The bottom line: The medical and mental health care provided by California’s prisons falls below the standard of decency that inheres in the Eighth Amendment. [read post]
6 Sep 2009, 4:40 pm
Many of the people appeared to have mental health issues. [read post]
21 Feb 2020, 1:37 pm by John Floyd
  Texas Statute on Criminal Health Care Fraud   Prosecutors, however, chose to bring up charges against the physician under the Criminal Health Care Fraud Statute for which he was convicted. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 4:35 am by Ben Vernia
Just three weeks after the Department of Justice publicized recovering over $4 billion in fraud cases in fiscal year 2010, and a year after highlighting a marked increase in the portion of HHS’s budget devoted to DOJ components fighting health care fraud, it comes as some surprise that DOJ’s announcement of its proposed budget for 2012 is silent on anti-fraud efforts, choosing instead to focus attention on national security, prisons, and state, local and tribal… [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 4:35 am by Ray Mullman
KVAL reported the arrest of Robert Price, a nursing home employee, for sexually abusing one of  female residents of Valley West Health Care Center in Eugene, Oregon. [read post]
18 Aug 2008, 11:40 am
Ron McCuan, a health analyst with the National Institute of Corrections, a Justice Department agency, said state officials are looking for new ways to reduce health-care expenses.... [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 10:52 pm
Collotta's life was a "wreck" because of her actions and she needed to stay out of prison to care for her sick husband, who depends on her for the health insurance provided by her job.... [read post]
23 Dec 2014, 5:31 am by Lyle Denniston
  The health care subsidy case of King v. [read post]
11 Jan 2014, 10:45 am by Page Pate
In addition to the claims of excessive force, the suit also alleged that Prison Health Services, the company that later merged with Corizon, failed to provide adequate medical care. [read post]
29 Sep 2007, 12:14 pm
In 16 Southern states, the growth rate has escalated by an average of 145 percent since 1997, according to the Southern Legislative Conference.Rising prison health care costs â€â [read post]
6 Mar 2008, 12:34 pm
In our decree, we merely ask for Ely to comply with the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare (NCCHC) Standards for Health Services in Prison, and hire a full-time doctor to work at the prison. [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 6:40 am
Rising prison health care costs - particularly for elderly inmates - helped fuel a 10 percent jump in state prison spending from 2005 to 2006, says the National Conference of State Legislatures. [read post]