2018 performance incentive credit fact sheet

FACT SHEET
HEALTH SERVICES

2018

GREGORY C. DOZIER COMMISSIONER TIMOTHY C. WARD CHIEF OF STAFF RANDY SAULS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

Health Services is a division responsible for providing the required consitutional level of health care in the most efficient, cost effective and humane manner possible, while protecting the public health interest
of the citizens of Georgia through the partnership with Georgia Correctional Healthcare.

GENERAL PRACTICE
Physicians provide healthcare services 24/7 to offenders & incarcerated probationers at all state facilities. They include only services that are medically necessary, according to GDC guide-lines and: Require immediate/urgent care Cannot be reasonably delayed without the risk
of further complication, serious deterioration, significant pain or discomfort To treat a chronic or non-life-threatening condition Improve functioning to a level that facilities performance of daily living activities within the correctional environment Utilization Management coordinates medical services 24/7 Provide medical reprieve submissions to the Board of Pardons & Paroles
Develop/maintain clinical policies and procedures
ANNUAL PREVENTATIVE CARE
Administration on flu shots, tuberculosis skin tests and other immunizations
Physicals are conducted

WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES
Address health care needs of female offenders with regard to health maintenance, pregnancy, prenatal care and contraceptive needs prior to release. Services are available to all State Prisons, Probation Detention and Transitional Centers housing female offenders.
DIAGNOSTIC, HEALTH MAINTENANCE & CHRONIC CARE
Routine and diagnostic testing Health history screening regarding menstrual
cycle, pregnancies & gynecological conditions Pelvic exam, pap smear, breast exam, serum
pregnancy test and STD testing for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Routine medical test and monitoring for females with chronic illnesses
PRENATAL CARE
Test and evaluations by physicians, physician assistants or nurses
Counseling by licensed health care personnel Routine prenatal care, including medical
examinations, advice on appropriate levels of activity and safety precautions, nutritional guidance and counseling. Offenders have weekly visits with on-site obstetricians, or more frequently, if deemed necessary Determination of placement of infant after delivery High-risk pregnancies monitored at the Helms Facility or Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP) in accordance with accepted community practices For deliveries, offenders are transported to an area hospital via Emergency Medical Services and a Correctional Officer

FACT SHEET
HEALTH SERVICES

2018

GREGORY C. DOZIER COMMISSIONER TIMOTHY C. WARD CHIEF OF STAFF RANDY SAULS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

LONG-TERM CARE
GDC provides palliative care to terminally ill offenders/probationers through a structured, patient-centered program to address their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. Medical reprieves are considered for terminal illnesses.
PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM AUGUSTA
STATE MEDICAL PRISON (ASMP)
Structured inpatient and outpatient program Team consists of a physician, nurse coordinator,
social worker, mental health counselor, member of the Clergy, pharmacist, activity therapist, dietitian, inmate volunteers and Deputy Warden of Care &Treatment
Dental Health
Offenders are offered oral care by a licensed dentist & hygienist, with full range of dental services offered at the resident facility or referral for oral surgery specialty services when indicated.
CLASSIFICATION LEVELS
Level I: Diversion and Transitional Centers
Facilities without in-house dental care Provide access to routine dental service on a
fee-for-service basis through a private dental practice

Level II: Probation Detention Centers (PDC), Probation Boot Camps and Inmate Boot Camps
Facilities without in-house dental care Provide dental screening by trained health
care staff & access to emergency dental care by a dentist at either a neighboring GDC facility or a local community dentist under a mutually agreed contract with the GDC
Level III: All State and Private Prisons other than the ones listed under Level IV and V
Provide routine dental care as well as diagnostic and emergency services to incoming offenders
Level IV: Intake Facilities
Provide routine dental care as well as diagnostic and emergency services to incoming offenders
Level V: Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP) is the only Level V facility
Provide specialized dental/oral maxillofacial surgery services and to provide routine care to resident population
DENTAL SERVICES
Comprehensive diagnostic services Treatment plan Operative procedures: filings, procedures
requiring castings or involving laboratory fees are not available Periodontal services: routine prophylaxis, scaling and root planning, closed flap curettage Extractions Removable prosthodontics: complete dentures and acrylic partial dentures Referral to Level V facility for specialized oral maxillofacial surgery services as deemed necessary

FACT SHEET
HEALTH SERVICES

2018

GREGORY C. DOGZRIEERGOCORMGMY ICSS. IODNOEZRIER COMMISSIONER TIMOTHY C. WATRIDMOCHTIHEYF OCF. SWTAFRFD CHIEF OF STAFF RANDY SAULS ARSESLISATTAENDT CLOEAMDMEISRSSIOHNIPERTITLE

TELEMEDICINE
A tool for delivery of specialty consultation services to offenders/probationers. GDC uses the GA Statewide Academic and Medical System network. Remote sites including ASMP, Georgia Diagnostic
& Classification Prison, Georgia, Dooly, Calhoun, Hancock, Macon, Phillips, Ware and Wilcox State Prisons ASMP, the HUB site, where the primary or consultant medical providers via electronic equipment will interact with medical staff and the offender/probationer at the remote site
MENTAL HEALTH
The delivery system is part of a holistic approach to the assessment, treatment and management of mental illness and behavioral problems. Professional staff evaluate, treat and stabilize
mentally ill offenders 24/7 Conduct mental health screens, comprehensive
evaluations and psychological testing Medical-legal interventions (involuntary
hospitalization, restraints, involuntary medication) Crisis stabilization 24/7 Integration of mental health and substance abuse
treatment

LOCATIONS
State prisons, PDC and behavioral stabilization
facilities
SERVICES
State prisons, PDC and behavioral stabilization facilities
Mental health administrators, support staff, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, nurses and activity therapist provide the following service: psychopharmacological treatments, individual and group therapy, supportive counseling, psychoeducational services and milieu therapy