9/4/2020· Physician Assistants
The Role Of The Physician Assistant In Correctional Medicine
By: Raymond P. Mooney, PA-C, DFAAPA
Many States outsource prison healthcare (general medical care, mental health, and dental) to corporations that supply these services. The corporation retained to provide healthcare services to inmates is responsible for hiring the staff to care for the inmate population, which can include physicians, Physician Assistants (PAs), advanced nurse practitioners, and staff nurses.