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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNMENT RECORDS › Section 10A:22-2.3 - Records designated confidential

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(a) In addition to records designated as confidential pursuant to the provisions at N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., any other law, rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of any statute or Executive Order of the Governor, resolution of both houses of the Legislature, Executive Order of the Governor, Rules of Court, or any Federal law, Federal regulation, or Federal order, the following records shall not be considered government records subject to public access pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.:
1. Informant documents and statements;
2. Special Investigations Division investigations records and reports, provided that redaction of information would be insufficient to protect the safety of any person or the safe and secure operation of a correctional facility;
3. A record, which consists of any alcohol, drug or other substance abuse information, testing, assessment, evaluation, report, summary, history, recommendation or treatment, including any assessment instruments;
4. Any information relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation;
5. A report or record relating to an identified individual, which, if disclosed, would jeopardize the safety of any person or the safe and secure operation of the correctional facility or other designated place of confinement;
6. Comprehensive criminal history information (rap sheet);
7. Records of another department or agency allocated to that department in the possession of the Department of Corrections when those records are made confidential by a rule of that department or agency allocated to that department adopted pursuant to
47:1A-1
et seq., and Executive Order No. 9 (1963) or pursuant to another law authorizing the department or agency to make records confidential or exempt from disclosure;
8. The Department of Corrections Disaster/Terrorism Contingency Report;
9. All internal management procedures, or any portion thereof, including any portions of those procedures and/or any indexes or lists identifying the procedures related to the following: safety and security measures, inmate movement, staffing, investigative techniques, contraband detection, intelligence gathering techniques, structural or physical plant designs, surveillance techniques, and search techniques;
10. Records related to involuntary or voluntary protective custody;
11. Records related to security threat groups or security threat group investigations or validations;
12. Records and/or content related to inmate phone, e-mail, or visit information;
13. Log books;
14. Video camera footage of areas located within a correctional facility's secured perimeter; and
15. Records related to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), P.L. 108-79, complaints and investigations with the exception of those records releasable to the victim.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNMENT RECORDS › Section 10A:22-2.5 - Availability of records and information to non-Department of Corrections agencies or individuals

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(a) Information from inmate records shall be provided to law enforcement agencies or individuals, who request such information in the performance of their public duties.
(b) Inmate records may be made available to the following non-Department of Corrections agencies or individuals:
1. Courts of competent jurisdiction;
2. The Attorney General;
3. A county prosecutor;
4. The New Jersey State Parole Board;
5. A county probation department; and
6. Police departments.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNMENT RECORDS › Section 10A:22-2.6 - Availability of records and information to staff

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(a) Information from inmate records shall be provided to staff who have a clear and specific need to know the information for use in connection with their work responsibilities as determined by the Administrator or designee. The amount of information necessary or relevant for staff performance of duties shall be determined by the Administrator or designee.
(b) Medical and mental health records or information shall be provided as determined by the Administrator and the responsible health authority and as limited below:
1. The complete file shall be available to medical or mental health staff involved in treating the inmate and/or drafting reports concerning the inmate's condition; and
2. Medical or mental health information may be made available to Department of Corrections staff to whom the information is relevant in connection with the staff person's need to make a decision concerning the inmate such as, but not limited to, job placement, and discipline. Only that amount of information that is necessary shall be provided to authorized staff.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNMENT RECORDS › Section 10A:22-2.7 - Availability of medical records to inmates

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(a) In accordance with 13:35-6.5, an inmate may obtain a copy of his or her medical records by submitting a written request, on Form MR-022, to the Medical Department.
(b) The responsible health authority or designee shall provide a copy of the medical records to the inmate within 30-calendar days.
(c) The MR--022 form shall be maintained in the appropriate inmate medical file.
(d) Copies of mental health records related to routine mental health care, treatment and counseling shall be provided to inmates. However, copies of mental health records generated by professional mental health staff, such as evaluative or administrative assessment reports, or reports that, if disclosed, would compromise the safety of the inmate or others, or the security or orderly operation of the correctional facility, shall not be provided to inmates without court order or consent protective agreement.
(e) Information may be withheld if, in the opinion of the responsible health authority or Administrator, release of the information would:
1. Be harmful to the inmate;
2. Jeopardize the safety or well-being of other individuals;
3. Compromise the privacy rights of other individuals; and/or
4. Have a substantial adverse impact on the orderly operation of the correctional facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNMENT RECORDS › Section 10A:22-2.8 - Medical discharge summary

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(a) Pursuant to 30:1B-6.2, a medical discharge summary shall be provided to each inmate at least 10 days prior to release from a State correctional facility.
(b) The medical discharge summary shall include instructions on how to obtain a copy of the inmate's full medical record.
(c) Pursuant to 30:1B-6.2 and in accordance with 13:35-6.5, the inmate may request a copy of his or her full medical record. The copy of the inmate's full medical record shall be provided in a safe and secure manner at no charge to the inmate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNMENT RECORDS › Section 10A:22-2.11 - Juvenile records and information

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(a) Social, medical, mental health, legal and other records pertaining to juveniles shall be strictly safeguarded from public inspection.
(b) Juvenile records shall be made available only to the following agencies or persons:
1. Courts of competent jurisdiction;
2. A county probation department;
3. The Attorney General;
4. A county prosecutor;
5. The juvenile's parent(s) or guardian;
6. The attorney of the juvenile;
7. The Department of Children and Families, if providing care or custody of the juvenile;
8. A law enforcement agency of New Jersey, another state or the United States for the purposes of law enforcement; or
9. Any person or agency interested in a case or in the work of the agency keeping the records, by order of the court for good cause shown; and
10. Any institution to which the juvenile is currently committed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 2 - GOVERNMENT RECORDS › Section 10A:22-2.12 - Reimbursement for costs of copying

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(a) Pursuant to 47:1A-5, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, correctional facilities and other administrative units within the Department of Corrections may charge the following fees for copying government records:
$ 0.05 per letter size page or smaller, and $ 0.07 per legal size page or larger.
(b) Governmental agencies or officers who request records in the performance of their official duties shall be exempt from payment of fees for copying records.
(c) The copying fees for records other than government records shall also be based on the fee schedule in (a).
(d) When or if fees for the copying of government records change in accordance with 47:1A-5, these changes shall be published as a public notice in the New Jersey Register, and revised in (a) through a notice of administrative change pursuant to 1:30-2.7.
(e) Additional fees may be imposed in connection with a request for government records in accordance with 47:1A-1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 4 - EXPUNGEMENT OR SEALING OF RECORDS › Section 10A:22-4.1 - Procedures for expungement of records and information

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(a) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 et seq., whenever the Administrator of a correctional facility, administrative supervisor, or staff member receives an Order from the Courts directing the expungement of inmate records, all records and information that are subject to said Order of Expungement shall be removed from the files and forwarded to the requesting supervising Classification Officer.
(b) Inmate records shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Classification;
2. Identification;
3. Medical/mental health;
4. Education;
5. Professional services;
6. Payroll;
7. Business office;
8. Management control;
9. Operations;
10. Special Investigations Division; and
11. Mail records.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 4 - EXPUNGEMENT OR SEALING OF RECORDS › Section 10A:22-4.2 - Expungement of disciplinary records

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When an inmate is adjudicated not guilty of a disciplinary charge, the inmate's records shall be expunged in accordance with the procedures outlined in 10A:4-9.2 6, Expungement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 22 - RECORDS › Subchapter 4 - EXPUNGEMENT OR SEALING OF RECORDS › Section 10A:22-4.3 - Procedures for sealing records

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(a) Whenever the Administrator of a correctional facility, an administrative supervisor, or staff member receives an order from the Courts or from a supervising Classification Officer directing the sealing of records, all records concerning the inmate set forth in the court order shall be forwarded to the requesting supervising Classification Officer for placement in the established sealed records file.
(b) In accordance with the sealing of records statute at 2A:4A-62:
1. All index references shall be marked "NOT AVAILABLE" or "NO RECORD"; and
2. When a correctional facility Administrator, administrative supervisor or staff member receives inquiries for information relative to sealed juvenile records, the appropriate response shall be that there are no records with respect to such juveniles.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:24-1.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to set forth policies and high level guidelines or a framework for the administration of correctional facility/unit substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs, including eligibility criteria for placement and treatment; education and support programs; guidance for treatment; and a continuum of care.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:24-1.2 - Substance use disorder levels of care

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(a) The New Jersey Department of Corrections provides several levels of care for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) using contracted medical service providers. The treatment programs are based on the addiction treatment needs of each individual inmate, as determined by a formal SUD clinical screening and assessment. All SUD assessments and the related treatment programs are based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria and guidelines that provide the foundation for individually prescribed addiction treatment programs. These programs include short-term and long-term residential programs, as well as outpatient and intensive outpatient programs.
1. Short-term residential treatment programs address specific addiction and living skills problems through a prescribed, 24-hour-per-day activity regimen on a short-term basis. Inmates in these programs reside together and are not commingled with other inmates (for example, general population) who are not admitted to SUD treatment programming.
2. Long-term residential treatment programs foster personal growth and social skills development, with intervention focused on reintegrating the inmate into the community, with emphasis on education and vocational development. Inmates reside together and are not commingled with other inmates (for example, general population) who are not admitted to a SUD treatment program.
3. Outpatient treatment programs provide regularly scheduled individual, group, and/or family counseling for less than nine hours per week.
4. Intensive outpatient treatment programs provide a range of treatment sessions and services, including clinical intensive substance use disorder counseling and psychoeducation (didactic) sessions. Services are provided in a structured environment for a minimum of nine hours of counseling per week.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:24-1.4 - Authority

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Pursuant to 30:4-91.2, the Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Corrections, or designee may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable and appropriate facility whether owned by the State or otherwise, and may at any time transfer an inmate from one place of confinement to another.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:24-1.5 - Forms

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The clinical screening and assessment form related to correctional treatment programs shall be reproduced by each correctional facility/unit from originals that are available by contacting the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services, Division of Operations, within the Health Services Unit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.1 - Zero Tolerance Drug/Alcohol Policy, related sanctions, and other prohibited substance use sanctions

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(a) As defined at N.J.A.C. 10A:1-2.2 and established at N.J.A.C. 10A:4-4.1 and 5.1, the Department of Corrections maintains a Zero Tolerance Drug/Alcohol Policy that applies to inmates confined in correctional facilities and provides notice to inmates that the Department maintains a zero tolerance for the possession/sale/use by State inmates of any drugs, intoxicants, or narcotic paraphernalia not prescribed for the inmate by qualified healthcare personnel.
(b) Sanctions related to finding of guilt related to the Zero Tolerance Drug/Alcohol Policy are set forth at 10A:4-5.1.
(c) Provisions for the reinstatement of contact visit privileges that were terminated as a result of a guilty finding to a prohibited act as established at 10A:4-5.1 are set forth at 10A:18-6.2 0.
(d) nmates assigned to a residential community program who use prohibited substances such as drugs, intoxicants, or related paraphernalia not prescribed for the inmate by qualified healthcare personnel or who are intoxicated while assigned to a residential community program shall be:
1. Charged with prohibited acts .204A and/or .552A and subject to a disciplinary hearing and disciplinary action;
2. Returned to the correctional facility; and
3. Scheduled for a review by the Community Corrections Classification Committee (C-4) who shall be responsible for the assignment of a custody status and the placement of the inmate. As determined by C-4, such assignment and placement shall indicate if the inmate shall remain in the correctional facility or be returned to a residential community program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.2 - Clinical screening of inmates

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(a) Clinical screening of inmates for substance use disorders (SUDs) shall take place during the initial classification process and at any time deemed necessary by administrative staff including, but not limited to, the disciplinary process (set forth at N.J.A.C. 10A:4-4.1(a)6), for Category F infractions and related sanctions that could result in voluntary inmate participation in the Drug Diversion Program. In some cases, Drug Diversion Program participation is offered instead of disciplinary sanctions as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10A:4-5.1(p).
(b) The contracted medical provider shall provide trained clinical screeners to administer the clinical screening tool, to all inmates to identify those inmates in need of substance use disorder treatment (see N.J.A.C. 10A:9-2). Inmates with a score of one or above shall be referred to the contracted SUD provider for a complete SUD assessment and level of care determination.
(c) Inmates found guilty of a prohibited act involving use of a prohibited substance while assigned to a residential community program shall be screened for substance use disorder utilizing the clinical screening and assessment instrument.
(d) Inmates who refuse to participate in clinical screening shall receive disciplinary charge .707, failure to keep a scheduled appointment with medical, dental, or other professional staff.
(e) At the clinical screening, each inmate shall be requested to sign a Clinical Screening Advisory, that states: "I have been informed that if I refuse clinical screening, I shall receive disciplinary charge.707, failure to keep a scheduled appointment with medical, dental or other professional staff, and shall not be eligible for consideration for any custody status lower than medium custody until after clinical screening is completed. I understand that I may apply for clinical screening after a minimum of 30 calendar days have elapsed from the date of my refusal."
1. The printed name, title, and signature of the clinical screening staff member providing the notification shall be entered on the form and the staff member shall sign the form and include the phrase "the inmate refuses to sign."
2. Clinical Screening Advisory forms shall be maintained in the inmate's classification folder and a copy provided to:
i. The Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services; and
ii. The inmate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.3 - Assignment to substance use disorder continuum of care at institutional classification

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(a) The I.C.C. shall assign inmates to a program within the continuum of care approach that is appropriate to the severity, nature, and type of substance use disorder dependent upon availability of space in the program and in accordance with classification eligibility criteria.
(b) Upon assignment to a treatment program, each inmate shall be requested to sign an assignment advisory form containing the following statement:
"I have been informed that when I refuse to accept an assignment to a treatment program or am discharged from a SUD treatment program for behavioral maladjustment or refusal to participate, it may affect my consideration for any custody status lower than medium custody. I understand that I may apply for program reconsideration after a minimum of 30 calendar days have elapsed from the date of my non-acceptance or 90 calendar days from a behavioral discharge."
1. The printed name, title and signature of the staff member providing the notification shall be entered on the form.
2. In the event that the inmate refuses to sign the form, the staff member shall sign the form and add the phase "the inmate refuses to sign."
3. Assignment advisory forms shall be maintained in the inmate's classification folder and a copy provided to the inmate and the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.4 - Continuum of care program referrals

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(a) Upon institutional classification by the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.), an inmate identified as being in need of treatment for a moderate to extreme substance use disorder shall be assigned to:
1. A licensed SUD program, if the eligibility criteria at N.J.A.C. 10A:24-2.5 is met;
2. An eligibility list for the SUD treatment program, if the eligibility criteria at N.J.A.C. 10A:24-2.5 is met; or
3. A residential community program, if the eligibility criteria at N.J.A.C. 10A:20-4.5 is met.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.5 - Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program

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(a) The SUD treatment program is a treatment program within a correctional facility in which clinical staff shall administer the TCU, clinical screening, and full SUD assessment, to SUD treatment program inmates for level of care determination, evaluation, and treatment planning purposes.
(b) The licensed SUD treatment program employed by the Department includes curricula and a treatment approach that facilitates overall lifestyle changes to remain drug-free while taking responsibility for ongoing recovery. Alternative support is offered through education and encouragement regarding the self-help group programs of Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous and the 12-step approach. In addition, peer support, proactive, smart recovery treatment alternatives are used in some instances as alternatives to the 12-step approach. The program also uses other best practice substance use disorder treatment options that approach SUDs holistically. It weighs risks, needs, responsivity, trauma-informed care, and cognitive behavioral therapy directed at criminal and addictive behaviors.
(c) The criteria for initial referral and/or assignment to a SUD treatment program requires inmates to:
1. Have a screening score of one or above, or a clinical determination that SUD treatment is needed;
2. Be currently classified as medium custody status pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10A:9-4, Eligibility criteria for reduced custody consideration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.6 - Mutual Agreement Program (MAP)

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(a) MAPs are licensed treatment facilities providing inmates community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment programs.
(b) Candidate eligibility for MAP is set forth at 10A:20-4.4 and 4.5. In addition, a candidate must have:
1. An A.S.I. evaluation score of five or above or similar results from an equivalent clinical screening and assessment instrument, or have been found to be appropriate for placement as a result of the file review assessment process;
2. A demonstrated need for continued intensive addiction treatment programming as indicated on the T.C. program discharge summary for those inmates who have successfully completed a T.C. and/or as recommended by certified clinical staff; and
3. Sufficient time to complete MAP prior to parole or release.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.7 - Psychoeducational program and education and support programs

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An inmate who does not meet the eligibility criteria of a SUD treatment program or residential community release may be referred and assigned to an Alternative Substance Use Disorder program, such as the Living In Balance program, an education program, or a support program. Placement shall be based upon availability and capacity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.8 - Ancillary services

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(a) The clinical staff from the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services shall identify and refer eligible inmates to ancillary service programs designed and implemented to address specific social services needs. Placement shall be based on availability and capacity. These programs include, but are not limited to:
1. Responsible parenting programs;
2. Engaging the Family programs;
3. Workforce development programs; and
4. Other release-related programs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.9 - Role of the Therapeutic Community Liaison

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(a) The Administrator of a correctional facility that maintains a T.C. shall designate a T.C. Liaison to be responsible for maintaining a liaison between the facility administrative staff, the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.), the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services, contract treatment program Directors, and inmates.
(b) The T.C. Liaison shall also be responsible to:
1. Identify inmates in need of treatment, conduct interviews and review eligibility;
2. Consult with the I.C.C.;
3. Monitor the T.C. program eligibility list and work in conjunction with the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services to maintain a current list;
4. Maintain and review Form T.C.-2 Therapeutic Community Discharge Summary and any other reports to ensure information is complete and provide same to the I.C.C. when necessary;
5. Track and monitor inmates who refused treatment placement or were discharged from the program and schedule the inmate for Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.) reviews.
6. Facilitate inmate treatment placement and monitor progress;
7. Coordinate and track the community release application process.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.10 - Role of the Institution Classification Committee (I.C.C.)

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(a) Each I.C.C. is responsible for consulting with the SUD Liaison in regard to monitoring the continuum of care for inmates with a SUD assessment score of five or above, or similar results from an equivalent clinical screening and assessment instrument. The I.C.C. should utilize other custody related information they would use for any classification review to identify potential candidates as they become eligible for referral to treatment programs.
(b) Upon I.C.C. approval, the I.C.C. shall provide notice of such approval to the correctional facility Classification Department. OSAPAS shall maintain a SUD treatment program eligibility list and coordinate assignment and transportation of approved inmates.
(c) The I.C.C. of a correctional facility with a SUD treatment program in consultation with the SUD Liaison, shall be responsible to perform the following in regard to the SUD treatment program:
1. Conduct initial inmate reviews including, but not limited to:
i. Review of the inmate's clinical screening/assessment scores; and
ii. Confirmation or denial of SUD treatment program assignments;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.12 - Role of the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services, Division of Operations, within the Health Services Unit

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(a) The staff of the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services, Division of Operations, within the Health Services Unit shall be responsible to:
1. Produce, monitor, update, and distribute the SUD treatment program eligibility list;
2. Provide case management;
3. Develop and implement alternative and ancillary service programs to address inmate substance use disorder concerns of the inmate population;
4. Participate in the review and assignment of inmates at various classification committee meetings and make recommendations for treatment placement of inmates who are identified as having substance use disorders;
5. Review established or new substance use disorder programs and where appropriate, make recommendations and provide approval for the educational or therapeutic program to be developed and implemented; and
6. Monitor correctional facility treatment programs and community treatment programs to provide quality assurance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 24 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES › Section 10A:24-2.13 - Recommendations for State Parole Board programs

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The contract treatment program Director or designee may submit recommendations for parole supervision to the New Jersey State Parole Board through the Office of Substance Abuse Programming and Addictions Services that include a State Parole Board program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:31-1.1 - Purpose

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(a) The purpose of this chapter is to:
1. Establish the minimum criteria for the planning, design and construction of new adult county correctional facilities or renovation of existing facilities;
2. Establish the minimum criteria for the administration of adult county correctional facilities;
3. Establish guidelines for the provision of programs and services to inmates in adult county correctional facilities;
4. Establish guidelines which permit correctional officials at county and State levels to analyze and evaluate the performance and adequacy of services provided to inmates by adult county correctional facilities, and delineate the deficiencies which require improvement;
5. Establish guidelines whereby inmates employed in productive occupations while confined in adult county correctional facilities shall receive compensation for such employment;
6. Establish guidelines for the participation of inmates in the Work Release Program;
7. Establish the abatement process in all cases where conditions or procedures are discovered in adult county correctional facilities which are in violation of the rules of this chapter and where a county has willfully and continuously failed to initiate corrective action in response to notice; and
8. Establish authority and related guidelines for interjurisdictional agreements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:31-1.2 - Scope

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This chapter shall be applicable to the New Jersey Department of Corrections, the Office of County Services, all adult county correctional facilities and facilities or units housing county inmates.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:31-1.4 - Forms

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(a) A government records request form may be obtained from the record custodian (see definition of "custodian of a government record" at 10A:31-1.3 ).
(b) Adult County Correctional Facility, Request For Rule Exemption (Form 31--100) is available from the Department of Corrections, Office of County Services (see, 10A:31-1.7 ).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:31-1.5 - Rulemaking and exemption authority

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(a) Pursuant to 30:1B-10, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections is authorized to establish minimum standards for adult county correctional facilities.
(b) The Commissioner is authorized to determine matters related to rules establishing the minimum standards regarding the administration of adult county correctional facilities and to modify rules so that such rules can function effectively.
(c) The Commissioner may exempt an adult county correctional facility from adherence to a rule or certain provisions or requirements of a rule in instances when strict compliance would result in:
1. An undue hardship;
2. An inability to meet a therapeutic, rehabilitative or medical need; or
3. A security risk to the overall management, safe or orderly operation of an adult county correctional facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:31-1.6 - Rule exemption effective; extension and expiration dates

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(a) The effective date of a rule exemption shall be the date of the Commissioner's signature on Form 31--100 Request for Rule Exemption.
(b) Except as set forth in (c) and (d) below, all rule exemptions shall expire one year from the date of approval by the Commissioner.
(c) A rule exemption may be terminated prior to the expiration date when:
1. The special circumstances exempting the rule no longer exist; or
2. The Commissioner no longer approves the rule exemption.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:31-1.7 - Procedure for requesting a rule exemption

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(a) A request for a rule exemption may be submitted by inmates, staff or committees to the adult county correctional facility Administrator for review in accordance with internal management procedures.
(b) The adult county correctional facility Administrator, or designee, shall review and determine, based on criteria set forth in N.J.A.C. 10A:31-1.5, whether to submit a Form 31-100 to the Commissioner for consideration.
(c) Designees of the Commissioner shall review the request for rule exemption and recommend whether to approve or disapprove a rule exemption, based on the criteria set forth in 10A:31-1.5. The Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the rule exemption by selecting the appropriate box, signing and dating the request, and returning the request to the adult county correctional facility Administrator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:31-1.9 - Written policies and internal management procedures

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(a) Designated staff at each municipal detention facility shall be responsible for developing written policies and internal management procedures consistent with this chapter.
(b) All written policies and internal management procedures shall be available during inspection by designated staff of the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES › Section 10A:31-2.1 - Authority of the Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Corrections

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(a)
									30:1B-10 gives the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections the authority to establish minimum standards for adult county correctional facilities.
(b) The Commissioner may, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L. 1968, c. 410 (52:14B-1 et seq.) promulgate such rules and regulations as are deemed necessary to establish minimum standards for the care, treatment, government and discipline of inmates in adult county correctional facilities.
(c) The Department of Corrections is aware that a number of older adult county correctional facilities operate under certain physical/structural deficiencies. Such facilities may be authorized to make reasonable accommodations to comply with this chapter. However, in the areas of renovation and/or new construction of adult county correctional facilities, the Department of Corrections shall require compliance with this chapter.
(d) The Commissioner may exempt an adult county correctional facility, or operational unit from adherence to a rule or certain requirements of a rule in accordance with provisions established in 10A:31-1.5 and in instances where the adult county correctional facility is not in compliance with one or several of the requirements of the minimum standards, but:
1. The adult county correctional facility is in compliance with the general intent and purpose of the minimum standards; and
2. The Commissioner has determined that to require the facility to comply strictly with all requirements of the minimum standards would result in an undue hardship to the overall management of the adult county correctional facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES › Section 10A:31-2.2 - Physical inspection and/or program evaluation

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(a) The physical inspection and/or programmatic evaluation of adult county correctional facilities shall be conducted by staff from the Office of County Services, New Jersey Department of Corrections. A staff member from the adult county correctional facility may observe the inspection if requested by the adult county correctional facility Administrator.
(b) An initial report of the findings of the physical inspections and/or the programmatic evaluations, listing all violations shall be submitted to the Sheriff or adult county correctional facility Administrator and the County Assignment Judge with copies to the Freeholder Director or County Executive.
(c) The initial report shall contain notice that corrective action must be effected or initiated within 60 days, and a date for re-inspection shall be scheduled.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES › Section 10A:31-2.3 - Re-inspection

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(a) A re-inspection shall be conducted noting the abatement status of all violations.
(b) If additional violations are discovered during the re-inspection, a separate addendum shall be attached to the initial list of violations.
(c) A letter indicating the findings of each re-inspection shall be submitted to the parties listed in 10A:31-2.2.
(d) A date shall be scheduled for final re-inspection prior to any enforcement action.
(e) The final report of the finding of the physical inspections and/or programmatic evaluations shall be submitted to the Sheriff or adult county correctional facility Administrator with copies to the Freeholder Director or County Executive.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES › Section 10A:31-2.4 - Extension of time to correct violations

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(a) At any time prior to enforcement of restrictions, the county may request an extension of time to correct the violations. Said request must be in writing and must specify:
1. The particular violations which the county expects to have difficulty in correcting;
2. The reason(s) for the difficulty;
3. The nature of corrective action being undertaken; and
4. The date by which correction of violations will be completed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES › Section 10A:31-2.5 - Enforcement action

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(a) In the event acceptable corrective action has not been effected or initiated upon final reinspection, notice shall be forwarded, by certified mail, to the county stating that:
1. Effective immediately, the county shall cease to admit persons sentenced to State correctional facilities;
2. Effective 30 days after receipt of notice, the county shall cease to admit persons sentenced to terms in said adult county correctional facility; and
3. Effective 90 days after receipt of notice, the county shall cease to accept all persons sent to said adult county correctional facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - PLANNING AND DESIGN › Section 10A:31-3.1 - Notification

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(a) A letter of intent to construct, remodel or renovate any adult county correctional facility shall be submitted to the Chief, Office of County Services, Department of Corrections, by the governing body responsible for the facility prior to the initiation of any planning actions. The notification shall specify the proposed action to be taken and the estimated period of construction.
(b) Upon receipt of the letter of intent, the Chief, Office of County Services, shall furnish technical assistance throughout the planning process to assure that such planning complies with this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - PLANNING AND DESIGN › Section 10A:31-3.2 - Submission of plans and specifications

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(a) All plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Chief, Office of County Services, New Jersey Department of Corrections to ensure compliance with the requirements set forth in this subchapter.
(b) Contracts shall not be awarded until approval of final documents is received by the appropriate county administrator, in writing from the Chief, Office of County Services, and other applicable regulatory agencies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - PLANNING AND DESIGN › Section 10A:31-3.3 - Construction principles

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All adult county correctional facility construction or renovations shall comply with the regulations required by State and local building and fire codes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 31 - ADULT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - PLANNING AND DESIGN › Section 10A:31-3.4 - General conditions

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(a) The requirements within this subchapter shall apply to all areas of the adult county correctional facility with equal importance and shall be considered in the planning process.
(b) The facility should be geographically accessible (such as, but not limited to, public transportation and parking) to the public and to the facility staff, as well as to the officers of the court, attorneys and law enforcement officers.
(c) Staff work stations and control rooms shall be situated to provide the greatest degree of observation of traffic flow and supervised internal activities. The staff work stations and control rooms shall provide access to toilet facilities.
(d) The facility shall be so designed that sections or parts can be closed off for varied use to meet changing needs.
(e) Exit and entry control stations shall be separated from the public and inmates by security barriers and shall be protected from direct observation from outside of the facility.
(f) The design of the correctional facility shall provide for the secure confinement of inmates and for adequate separation of inmates of one classification from inmates of another (see 10A:31-22.2 ).
(g) The design of the facility shall provide for the segregation of certain types of inmates from the living areas of the general population, such as disciplinary detention, protective custody, etc.
(h) The number of special purpose cells shall be based on the size and needs of the facility and shall be used only for the temporary detention of inmates.
(i) General population sleeping units in new correctional facilities may be multiple or single occupancy units.
(j) Consistent with the security requirements of the facility, living units shall be located and designed to safeguard the privacy of inmates.
(k) Adult county correctional facilities shall contain sufficient space for programs which can include the public in areas other than the living areas of the facility, without compromising the security and control of the facility's operation.
(l) Storage areas for the personal property of inmates shall be sufficient to accommodate all necessary materials and provide for the separation and security of the personal property of inmates.
(m) The design shall allow for service deliveries without interference with the security of the facility.
(n) Provisions shall be made for the secure storage areas of the following:
1. Keys;
2. Weapons;
3. Drugs and medications;
4. Tools;
5. Evidence;
6. Personal clothing of inmates;
7. Personal property of inmates;
8. Institutional clothing for inmates;
9. Records;
10. Supplies; and
11. Other materials.