Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Division 11 - SEGREGATION (DISCIPLINARY) › Section 291-011-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Adult In
			 Custody (AIC): Any person under the supervision of the Department of
			 Corrections who is not on parole, post-prison supervision, or probation
			 status.
(2) Close Supervision
			 Status: Placement of an AIC in a more restricted setting than other AICs in
			 disciplinary segregation status. This status is designated for AICs whose
			 actions disrupt the safe, secure, orderly, and efficient operation of
			 disciplinary segregation.
(3)
			 Communication Form: An official Department of Corrections form commonly
			 referred to as a "kyte or kite." The form is designed for AIC use in
			 communicating with DOC employees,
(4) Disciplinary Segregation: The placement
			 of an AIC in a housing program status which separates the AIC from the general
			 population of the facility in accordance with the department's rules on
			 Prohibited Conduct and Processing Disciplinary Actions (OAR 291-105).
(5) Disciplinary Segregation Supervisor: That
			 person designated by the functional unit manager to oversee the daily operation
			 of the Disciplinary Segregation Unit (DSU).
(6) Dry Cell Status: A visual inspection
			 process which, after reasonable suspicion has been established, allows for the
			 placement of an AIC in a cell for the safe recovery of concealed foreign
			 substances, instruments, and other contraband from the AIC's body.
(7) Functional Unit Manager: Any person
			 within the Department of Corrections who reports to either the Director, the
			 Deputy Director, Assistant Director, or administrator and has responsibility
			 for the delivery of program services or the coordination of program operations.
			 In a correctional facility, the superintendent is the functional unit
			 manager.
(8) Long-Term Status: Any
			 AIC confined in segregation status or in disciplinary segregation for 30 or
			 more consecutive days.
(9) Mental
			 Health Professional: An individual who by virtue of their education,
			 credentials, and experience is permitted to care for the mental health needs of
			 patients. This includes, but is not limited to, psychiatrists, psychologists,
			 psychiatric social workers, and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
(10) Nutraloaf: A product made from a
			 combination of food items used in the preparation of mainline meals or
			 medically assigned diets using standardized portion sizes and nutritionally
			 balanced recipes. Recipes are kept on file by the Food Services Manager. The
			 dietician is responsible for updating recipes and retaining nutritional
			 information.
(11)
			 Officer-in-Charge: That person designated by the functional unit manager to
			 supervise the facility and make operational decisions in accordance with rule
			 or procedure during periods when the functional unit manager or
			 officer-of-the-day are not readily available.
(12) Officer-of-the-Day: That person
			 designated by the functional unit manager and approved by the Assistant
			 Director for Operations or Institutions Administrator to act on behalf of the
			 functional unit manager during non-business hours and other periods when the
			 functional unit manager may be absent.
(13) Oregon Accountability Model: A plan
			 composed of six components that is designed to strengthen the department's
			 ability to hold AICs or adults on supervision accountable for their actions and
			 staff accountable for achieving the mission and vision of the
			 department.
(14) Qualified Health
			 Care Professional: This includes physicians, physician assistants, nurses,
			 nurse practitioners, dentists, mental health professionals and others who by
			 virtue of their education, credentials and experience are permitted by law to
			 evaluate and care for patients.
(15) Reasonable Suspicion: An apparent state
			 of objective facts and rational inferences drawn there from which would permit
			 a reasonable and experienced correctional staff person to conclude that an AIC
			 is possessing contraband or is committing a crime or rule violation or
			 conspiring or attempting the same.
(16) Short-Term Status: Any AIC confined in
			 segregation status or in disciplinary segregation less than 30 consecutive
			 days.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  179.040,
				  423.020,
				  423.030 &
				  423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  179.040,
				  423.020,
				  423.030 &
				  423.075