Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Title 103 CMR 425.00 - Placement Reviews in Secure Treatment Units › Section 425.05 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Department Disciplinary Unit (DDU)
. A
				restricted area or areas designated by the Commissioner to which an inmate has
				received a recommended sanction by a Special Hearing Officer.
Deputy Commissioner, Prison Division
.
				The executive staff person who reports to the Commissioner, and whose duties
				include, but are not limited to, the management of: Assistant Deputy
				Commissioner(s) of the Prison Division, and the Central Inmate Disciplinary
				Unit.
Exigent Circumstances
. Circumstances
				that create an unacceptable risk to the safety of any person.
Multidisciplinary Treatment Team
. A
				treatment team that may consist of the following: Unit Clinical Coordinator;
				Captain; Unit Sergeant; assigned Correction Officers; Correctional Program
				Officer; mental health clinicians; medical staff; and program staff. For the
				purposes of 103 CMR 425.00, the Multidisciplinary Treatment Team shall provide
				Placement Reviews.
Placement Review
. A periodic review
				conducted by a multidisciplinary treatment team for the purposes of
				ascertaining an inmate's continued need for placement and retention in a Secure
				Treat
Restrictive Housing
. A placement that
				requires an inmate to be confined to a cell for at least 22 hours per day for
				the safe and secure operation of the facility. For purposes of 103 CMR 425.00,
				Restrictive Housing shall not include the following: any placement ordered by a
				medical or mental health provider, including but not limited to, the placement
				of an inmate in a Health Services Unit; the placement of an inmate in a
				hospital; the placement of an inmate in a medical setting where treatment is
				being provided; or the placement of an inmate on a mental health watch.
Secure Treatment Unit (STU)
. A maximum
				security residential treatment program that is not Restrictive Housing and that
				is designed to provide an alternative to Restrictive Housing for inmates
				diagnosed with serious mental illness in accordance with clinical standards
				adopted by the Department of Correction.
Serious Mental Illness
. A current or
				recent diagnosis by a qualified mental health professional of one or more of
				the following disorders described in the 5th edition
				of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
				Disorders
:
(a) schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders;
(b) major depressive disorders;
(c) all types of bipolar disorders;
(d) a neurodevelopmental disorder, dementia or other cognitive
				disorder;
(e) any disorder commonly characterized by breaks with reality
				or perceptions of reality;
(f) all types of anxiety disorders;
(g) trauma and stressor related disorders; or
(h) severe personality disorders; or a finding by a qualified
				mental health professional that the inmate is at serious risk of substantially
				deteriorating mentally or emotionally while confined in Restrictive Housing, or
				already has so deteriorated while confined in Restrictive Housing, such that
				diversion or removal is deemed to be clinically appropriate by a qualified
				mental health professional.