2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-530.1. Assessment and reception of inmates - Duties of Department of Corrections.

A. The Department of Corrections, by the rules of that Department, shall have the following duties which shall be performed as part of the assessment and reception process of the Department of Corrections, upon reception of each inmate:
1. To administer, or cause to be administered, physical and psychological examination of all inmates, including any requirement to collect biological samples for DNA testing pursuant to Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 150.27a of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or other provision of law;
2. To identify the vocational-technical skills of all inmates. The information shall be noted on and made a part of the record for each inmate;
3. To assess the educational and training needs of all inmates and recommend for placement any inmate with an educational need as established in Section 510.7 of this title;
4. To determine from available records and interviews, the place of birth of new inmates. The Department of Corrections shall furnish a list of foreign-born nationals and suspected foreign-born nationals to the Immigration and Naturalization Service on a weekly basis;
5. To determine initial security and custody classifications;
6. To determine and recommend for placement in an alcohol or substance abuse treatment facility or program, as provided for in this section, any inmate in need of alcohol or substance abuse treatment;
7. To determine and recommend for placement in the Department of Corrections Mental Health Unit any inmate who is in need of acute psychiatric care;
8. To plan for immediate assignments to institutions, community treatment centers, alcohol or substance abuse treatment centers or programs, alternatives to incarceration authorized by law, or other facilities, public or private, designated by the Department;
9. To recommend possible future assignments to institutions, community treatment centers, alcohol or substance abuse treatment centers or programs, alternatives to incarceration authorized by law, or other facilities designated by the Department;
10. To provide orientation and instruction with respect to rules and procedures for prisoners;
11. To obtain all relevant juvenile court records and relevant Department of Juvenile Justice agency records, if any, pertaining to inmates and make the records a part of the permanent record maintained by the Department of Corrections regarding the inmate. The information contained in those records shall be used to determine security level and placement of inmates; and
12. To administer a risk and needs assessment on each inmate and develop an individualized case plan based on the results of the assessment to guide an inmate's rehabilitation while in the Department's custody in order to reduce the likelihood of recidivism.
B. An alcohol or substance abuse treatment center in which an inmate is placed shall provide services and standards of treatment as provided by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services under its rules for alcoholism or substance abuse treatment. Upon placement of a prisoner in a center for alcoholism or substance abuse treatment, the Department of Corrections shall enter into a third party contract with such center for the custodial and professional services rendered to any prisoner. Such contract may include requirements imposed by law on the Department of Corrections or reimbursement for such services, if necessary. The Department of Corrections is further authorized to enter into third party contracts for substance abuse treatment programs which are certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to provide professional services on an outpatient basis to prisoners in need of substance abuse treatment and follow-up treatment while assigned to alternatives to incarceration.
C. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall allow reasonable access to its database for the purpose of obtaining the juvenile records required by subsection A of this section.
D. The Department of Corrections shall adopt rules governing the implementation of this section.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 246, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 119, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 245, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 337, § 26; Laws 1993, c. 276, § 9, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993; Laws 1996, c. 168, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 293, § 40, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 143, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 441, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 264, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2017, c. 388, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.