California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 8 - Pilot Programs › Article 1 - Pilot Programs › Section 3999.31 - Correctional Clinical Case Management System - Cuesta Camp Pilot Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
State of California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Memorandum
Date:
XXXXXXXXXXX
To:
Associate Directors, Division of Adult Institutions
Wardens
Regional Health Care Executives
Chief Executive Officers
Classification and Parole Representatives
Institutional Correctional Counselor Ills
Correctional Case Records Managers
INSTRUCTIONAL MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Correctional Clinical Case Management System -- Cuesta
								Camp Pilot Program
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to announce the
						implementation of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
						Correctional Clinical Case Management System (CCCMS) -- Cuesta Camp Pilot Program,
						which will allow specific CCCMS incarcerated individuals to participate in the
						Conservation Camp (CC) program while being housed at California Men's Colony (CMC),
						and assigned to Cuesta CC. This Pilot Program will be limited to CCCMS incarcerated
						individuals who are not currently prescribed a mental health medication, with the
						exception of a Keep on Person (KOP) medication order for a KOP-eligible medication
						(KOP-Permitted Mental Health Medication List) (Attachment -- A).
By allowing specific Mental Health Services Delivery System
						(MHSDS) CCCMS incarcerated individuals to participate in the camp program, these
						incarcerated individuals will be afforded felony expungement opportunities through
						Assembly Bill 2147 (2019/2020), participation in the Ventura Training Center, and
						opportunities for post incarceration employment. Participation in meaningful work
						during their incarceration can also have an ongoing positive effect on these
						incarcerated individuals' mental health.
CURRENT CAMP PROGRAM
						REQUIREMENTS
Currently, CCCMS incarcerated individuals are not eligible for
						CC placement due to concerns with certain medications' interaction with heat (both
						fires and fire camp locations with high summer temperatures), no clinical access at
						CCs due to their remote locations, and no medical staff being assigned to CCs;
						however, none of the KOP mental health medications (as listed in Attachment -- A)
						require special medical attention during raised temperatures and have no negative
						interaction when working in heat.
PILOT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The CCCMS Cuesta Camp Pilot Program is operating under the
						authority of Penal Code section
						5058.1 and affects
						no more than 10 percent of the total State inmate population. The primary incentive
						of this Pilot Program is to promote the rehabilitation of these incarcerated
						individuals and provide for their successful reintegration back to their communities
						upon release.
The CCCMS Cuesta Camp Pilot Program will operate as a
						voluntary program and shall allow for select Level I-II incarcerated individuals to
						participate in the camp program. CCCMS incarcerated individuals shall continue to be
						mandated to be seen by their Mental Health Primary Clinician at a minimum of once
						every 90 days. Additionally, these incarcerated individuals shall be seen by their
						Psychiatrist at a minimum of once every 90 days (if on medication), annually for an
						Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT), and at any other time the incarcerated
						individual requests. CCCMS incarcerated individuals must meet all other existing
						camp placement criteria in order to be eligible for participation in the
						program.
PILOT PROGRAM LOCATION AND
						DURATION
The CCCMS Cuesta Camp Pilot Program will be implemented at the
						Cuesta CC located at CMC. The Pilot Program will be in effect for 24 months
						following approval by the Office of Administrative Law, and will expire by operation
						of law at the end of this period unless regulations establishing the program are
						promulgated through the Administrative Procedure Act prior to the Pilot Program's
						expiration.
The Cuesta CC has been selected for this Pilot Program as it
						is located near the grounds of the CMC and processes are currently in place at
						Cuesta CC to allow for camp access to medical services from CMC. A Cuesta CC
						incarcerated individual may complete a CDCR Form 7362, Health Care Services Request
						Form, to request health care services at CMC.
By establishing the CCCMS Pilot Program at Cuesta CC,
						incarcerated individuals who were previously placed in the MHSDS, but are not
						currently prescribed a mental health medication, with the exception of a
						KOP-eligible medication (as listed in Attachment -- A), shall be afforded CC
						opportunities.
Existing camp participants will be allowed to remain
						throughout the Pilot Program at Cuesta CC, and eligible CCCMS incarcerated
						individuals will be transferred to Cuesta CC.
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
The CCCMS Camp Pilot Program is a voluntary program which is
						designed to afford eligible CCCMS incarcerated individuals greater access to
						programs and living circumstances with the intent of increasing the likelihood of
						their rehabilitation. Once the Pilot Program has been implemented, CDCR shall
						evaluate and assess its effectiveness in achieving rehabilitative goals.
Staff shall be trained in the programming needs of CCCMS
						incarcerated individuals and will encourage positive programming in the CC program
						through positive staff interactions, impactful rehabilitation, and educational
						resources targeted to the incarcerated individuals' needs.
Additionally, CDCR shall continue to evaluate and assess the
						Pilot Program's effectiveness, which shall include an annual management review. The
						results of the review will be shared with the Warden and Associate Directors
						overseeing the Pilot Program, and all results of internal reviews may be utilized as
						supporting documentation for the development of regulatory language.
If you have any questions regarding this Pilot Program, please
						contact Fred Money, Captain, Camp Liaison, Reception Centers Mission, at (916)
						324-0756 or Fred.Money@cdcr.ca.gov.
DocuSigned by:
DocuSigned by:
TAMMY FOSS
JOSEPH BICK, M.D.
Undersecretary
Director
Operations
Division of Health Care Services
cc: Jeff Macomber
Diana Toche
Jared Lozano
Ron Davis
Patrick Eaton
Tracy Snyder
Fred Money
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Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  5058 and
						  5058.1, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Section
						  5058, Penal
						  Code.