Correctional health care involves numerous legal challenges for security and health care staff. This presentation highlights several risks, including the litigious nature of the patient population; state and federal guarantees to adequate care; complications accessing outside care; medication-assisted treatment initiatives and laws; and court orders driving certain areas of specialty care including gender dysphoria, hepatitis C, and long-term care accommodations.

Educational Objectives

• Review state and federal laws governing correctional health care and how to reduce the risk of claims
• Examine current trends impacting access to specialty care
• Discuss the role the courts have played in shaping treatment trends in MAT, hepatitis C, elder care, and gender dysphoria

Level:Intermediate