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| County jails lose health accreditation |
| By The Arizona Republic |
| Published: 10/02/2008 |
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ARIZONA - A national health commission has revoked the accreditation of Maricopa County's jails, saying the facilities failed to meet federal standards for care and that county officials provided incorrect information to the accrediting agency. Maricopa County administrators received a letter late last week from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care notifying officials that the group was pulling its accreditation of the county's jail system. Betty Adams, director of the county's Correctional Health Services, has filedan appeal with the national accrediting organization, asking the group to reconsider its opinion that county inmates are receiving poor access to health care. The jail can remain accredited through the appeals process. The accreditation is state-mandated and helps the county defend itself against lawsuits brought against the system by inmates; the accreditation provides a set of criteria that Correctional Health Services employees can use to guarantee they are providing quality care. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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