Chapter 1 – General Administration

15030.8 Program and Policy Coordination Section

• This Section consists of administrative and analytical staff that work in DHCSDivision of Health Care Services (Formerly Division of Correctional Health Care Services, DCHCS) headquarters and include three units: Education, Training and Telemedicine, and Policy and Planning Coordination.

• Education Unit

  • The primary function of this unit includes the coordination, planning, and provision of the educational programs of the Division, including the Inmate Peer Education Program and the Continuing Medical Education program.

• Training and Telemedicine Unit

  • The primary functions include:

    • Planning, organizing, developing, conducting, and evaluating health care training programs.

    • Planning, development, and management of the telemedicine services program, including the development of service sites, development of policies and procedures to coordinate clinical services, selection and installation of appropriate telemedicine equipment, data collection, service monitoring, and evaluation.

• Policy and Planning Coordination Unit

  • The primary functions include:

    • Developing programs and administrative functions relating to the design and implementation of health care planning efforts.

    • Coordinating the planning and policy research, analysis, and development between the units of the division.

    • Analyzing health care statutory and regulatory changes and proposals.