A. The Director shall establish a health care continuous quality improvement committee, which shall be composed of the Director, or his designee, and at least one of each of the following: a health services director, physician, nurse, dentist, mental health director, pharmacist, psychiatrist, specialist in infection control, and grievance counselor employed by the Department. The committee shall (i) identify appropriate criteria for evaluation of the quality of health care services provided by the Department, (ii) monitor and evaluate the quality of health care services provided by the Department utilizing the criteria identified, and (iii) develop strategies to improve the quality of health care services provided by the Department.
B. Beginning July 1, 2020, the committee established pursuant to subsection A shall publish quarterly continuous quality improvement reports setting forth such data and information as the committee shall deem appropriate on a website maintained by the Department. Each facility shall submit quarterly continuous quality improvement reports containing such data and information as may be required by the committee at such times as may be required by the committee, for inclusion in the committee's quarterly continuous quality improvement report.
2019, cc. 320, 463.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 53.1 - Prisons and Other Methods of Correction
Chapter 1 - Administration Generally
§ 53.1-1.01. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 53.1-1.1. Telephone systems within correctional facilities
§ 53.1-1.2. Visitation policies
§ 53.1-2. Appointment of members; qualifications; terms and vacancies
§ 53.1-3. Persons ineligible for appointment
§ 53.1-4. Meetings; quorum; officers; main office
§ 53.1-5. Powers and duties of Board
§ 53.1-5.2. Compilation of certain data for redistricting purposes
§ 53.1-6. Board may administer oaths, conduct hearings, and issue subpoenas
§ 53.1-6.1. Executive director; staff; compensation
§ 53.1-8. Department of Corrections
§ 53.1-9. Appointment of Director; term
§ 53.1-10. Powers and duties of Director
§ 53.1-12. Divisions of Department; division heads
§ 53.1-13. Bonds of agents and employees
§ 53.1-17. Defense of Department of Corrections employees
§ 53.1-17.1. Continuous quality improvement committee; report