Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-602 - SECURITY OPERATIONS › Section 33-602.221 - Protective Management

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Definitions.
(a) Administrative Confinement - refers to
				the temporary separation of an inmate from inmates in general population in
				order to provide for security and safety until such time as a more permanent
				inmate management decision process can be concluded, such as a referral to
				disciplinary confinement, close management, protective management, or a
				transfer.
(b) Bureau of Braille and
				Talking Book Library - refers to the agency that provides books on tape,
				Braille books, and other auxiliary aids for individuals who are unable to read
				books in print due to a disability.
(c) Central Office ADA Coordinator - refers
				to the Department employee responsible for implementing the provisions of Title
				I and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the
				1973 Rehabilitation Act within the Department.
(d) Classification - refers to the processes
				used to divide inmates into groups for a variety of purposes, including
				facility placement, custody assessment, work and program assessment and
				placement, housing assessment and placement, periodic reviews, and community,
				transition, and special needs assessments.
(e) Clinical Health Care Personnel - refers
				to a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse,
				licensed nurse, psychologist, psychology intern, psychology resident, or
				behavioral health specialist.
(f)
				Housing Supervisor - refers to the Correctional Officer Sergeant or above in
				charge of the protective management unit for a particular shift.
(g) Institutional Classification Team (ICT) -
				refers to the team consisting of the warden or assistant warden, classification
				supervisor, chief of security, and other members as necessary when appointed by
				the warden or designated by rule. The ICT is responsible for making work,
				program, housing, and inmate status decisions at an institution or facility and
				for making other classification recommendations to the State Classification
				Office. At private facilities, the Department's representative is to be
				considered a fourth member of the ICT when reviewing all job/program
				assignment, transfer, and custody recommendations/decisions. If a majority
				decision by the ICT is not possible, the decision of the Department's
				representative is final.
(h)
				Protective Management - refers to a special management status for the
				protection of inmates from other inmates in an environment as representative of
				that of inmates in general population as is safely possible.
(i) Security Pen - refers to a specially
				designed flexible ink pen that bends under pressure and has a tip that retracts
				under excessive pressure.
(j)
				Senior Correctional Officer - refers to a staff member with the rank of
				Correctional Officer Lieutenant or above.
(k) Special Management - refers to the
				separation of an inmate from inmates in general population in a structured
				environment for purposes of safety, security, and order of the
				facility.
(l) Special Risk Inmate -
				refers to any inmate who has demonstrated behavior that is or could be harmful
				to himself or herself.
(m) State
				Classification Office (SCO) - refers to the office or Department staff at the
				central office level that is responsible for the review of inmate
				classification decisions. Duties include approving, disapproving, or modifying
				ICT recommendations.
(n) Review -
				refers to the evaluation of pertinent information or documentation concerning
				an inmate's protection status to determine if changes or modifications to the
				status are required or recommended.
(o) Visit - unless the content dictates
				otherwise, refers to the official inspection and tour of a protective
				management unit by a Department staff member.