Summary


This rule: 1) ties the programming rate, paid by the state to the county jails, to state statute rather than setting a rigid percentage of the daily incarceration rate; 2) clarifies that certain programs at county jails providing "pre-treatment" as a pre-requisite for entering a full program do not necessitate a licensed mental health professional, depending on curriculum; 3) changes the name of the Department of Corrections' screening committee to the treatment review committee; 4) clarifies that the Sex Offender Task Force approves potential providers to provide services in contract county jails; 5) changes the name of peer reviews to program facility reviews; 6) clarifies roles of IPD (Institutional Programming Division) and IPP (Inmate Placement Program); 7) adds risk assessments to the list of items reviewed as part of compliance reviews; 8) matches administrative rule to UDC practice and policy in providing 30 working days for a facility to outline a plan to bring non-compliance issues back into compliance with contracting requirements; and 9) clarifies the appeal process for jails to appeal non-compliance findings.