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STAFFING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION. a. LCJ shall ensure that its health care structure is organized with clear lines of authority for its operations to ensure adequate supervision of the system's health care providers. b. LCJ shall maintain sufficient staffing levels of Qualified Medical Staff and Qualified Mental Health Staff to provide care for inmates' serious medical and mental health needs. c. LCJ shall ensure that all Qualified Medical Staff and Qualified Mental Health Staff are adequately trained to meet the serious medical and mental health needs of inmates. All such staff shall receive documented orientation and in-service training on relevant topics, including identification of inmates in need of immediate or chronic care, suicide prevention, and identification and care of inmates with mental illness. LCJ shall ensure that all other medical and mental health staff receive adequate training to properly implement the provisions of this Agreement. d. LCJ shall ensure that Qualified Medical Staff receive adequate physician oversight and supervision. e. LCJ shall ensure that all persons providing medical or mental health treatment meet applicable state licensure and/or certification requirements, and practice only within the scope of their training and licensure. Upon hiring and annually, LCJ shall verify that all medical or mental health staff have current, valid, and unrestricted professional licenses. f. LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers are adequately trained in identification, timely referral, and proper supervision of inmates with serious medical needs. LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers are trained to understand and identify the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and to recognize and respond to other medical urgencies. g. LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers receive initial and periodic training on basic mental health information (e.g., recognizing mental illness, specific problematic behaviors, additional areas of concern); recognition of signs and symptoms evidencing a response to trauma; appropriately responding to mental illness; proper supervision of inmates suffering from mental illness; and the appropriate use of force for inmates who suffer from mental illness. Such training shall be conducted by a Qualified Mental Health Professional, registered psychiatric nurse, or other appropriately trained and qualified individual.

STAFFING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION. a. LCJ shall ensure that its health care structure is organized with clear lines of authority for its operations to ensure adequate supervision of the system's health care providers.of b. LCJ shall maintain sufficient staffing levels of Qualified Medical Staff and Qualified Mental Health Staff to provide care for inmates' serious medical and mental health needs. c. LCJ shall ensure that all Qualified Medical Staff and Qualified Mental Health Staff are adequately trained to meet the serious medical and mental health needs of inmates. All such staff shall receive documented orientation and in-service training on relevant topics, including identification of inmates in need of immediate or chronic care, suicide prevention, and identification and care of inmates with mental illness. LCJ shall ensure that all other medical and mental health staff receive adequate training to properly implement the provisions of this Agreement. d. LCJ shall ensure that Qualified Medical Staff receive adequate physician oversight and supervision. e. LCJ shall ensure that all persons providing medical or mental health treatment meet applicable state licensure and/or certification requirements, and practice only within the scope of their training and licensure. Upon hiring and annually, LCJ shall verify that all medical or mental health staff have current, valid, and unrestricted professional licenses. f. LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers are adequately trained in identification, timely referral, and proper supervision of inmates with serious medical needs. LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers are trained to understand and identify the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and to recognize and respond to other medical urgencies. g. LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers receive initial and periodic training on basic mental health information (e.g., recognizing mental illness, specific problematic behaviors, additional areas of concern); recognition of signs and symptoms evidencing a response to trauma; appropriately responding to mental illness; proper supervision of inmates suffering from mental illness; and the appropriate use of force for inmates who suffer from mental illness. Such training shall be conducted by a Qualified Mental Health Professional, registered psychiatric nurse, or other appropriately trained and qualified individual.