Q: Standard C-04 Health Training for Correctional Officers indicates that to comply with the standard, at least 75% of the custody staff must be current in their health-related training. Does that 75% requirement refer to the entire first, second, and third shifts or only those working during the time of the survey?

A: Standard C-04 applies to all custody staff on all shifts. When evaluating the 75% threshold requirement for each of the required topics in the standard, a facility should have documentation of completed health training for all applicable custody staff employed at the time of the survey who have direct contact with inmates in custody, including any satellites, not just those who are on duty during the times and date(s) of the survey.

Wendy Habert, MBA, CCHP, is director of NCCHC’s accreditation program. Send your standards-related questions to accreditation@ncchc.org.