Chapter 1 – General Administration

15030.3 Clinical Policy and Programs Section

• This Section consists of staff members who primarily work within one of three units in headquarters. The units include Clinical Standards and Services, Public Health and Prevention, and Clinical Programs Support.

• Clinical Standards and Services Unit

  • Primary functions include:

    • Planning and develops standards and structures for clinical operations, professional practice, and management of clinical quality and utilization including use of licensed beds, contract specialty services, and pharmaceutical drugs.

    • Planning and developing the orientation, training and development program.

    • Providing clinical services and consultations. Clinical operations include programs that span disciplines of public health, medicine, surgery, nursing, dentistry, mental health, and pharmacy.

• Public Health and Prevention Unit

  • The primary function is to collaborate and coordinate with the Clinical Standards and Services and Clinical Programs Support units, and the Field Management Section to plan, develop, and evaluate key public health and prevention programs that focus on Hepatitis C, and inmate-patient education and prevention services. In addition, this program will assist the Office of Risk Management (ORM), and the Academy, in projects and training activities that focus on reducing the risks of communicable diseases and occupational injuries.

• Clinical Programs Support Unit

  • Primary functions include:

    • Developing and maintaining clinical information systems that monitor and analyze data collected from several priority areas to ensure compliance with standards of care, program policies, and court mandates.

    • Generating routine and ad hoc reports that assist in management decisions.