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...(A) (Important) Rules shall be divided into two distinct categories according to the nature of the violation and the maximum penalty which may be imposed. (1) Minor violations: (a) Minor violations shall include, but are not limited to, acts/conduct, which do not constitute a present and immediate threat to the security of the facility, its staff, other inmates, visitors, and/or the inmate ...

...(A) (Important) Each jail shall have a designated jail administrator who is qualified by training or experience to supervise and control inmates as outlined in a written job description. (B) (Important) Pre-employment background checks shall be conducted prior to hiring of jail staff. (C) (Important) Annual standardized performance reviews of jail staff shall be conducted. (D) (Important) There...

...(A) (Important) Jail support staff with occasional contact shall receive training in pertinent agency policies and procedures prior to or in conjunction with assignment to jail duties. Two hours of in-service training each subsequent year of employment addressing specific job assignments and/or jail related issues. (B) (Important) Correctional officers or staff with routine contact and who a...

...(A) Each twelve-hour jail facility, as defined in rule 5120:1-7-02(A)(3) of the Administrative Code, shall adhere to following standards regarding the reception and release of prisoners. Each twelve-hour facility shall implement policies and procedures, and produce documentation that evidences compliance with the following standards: (1) All prisoners are legally committed to the jail. (2) The arresting, transport...

...Each twelve-hour jail facility, as defined in paragraph (A)(3) of rule 5120:1-7-02 of the Administrative Code, shall adhere to following standards regarding the reception and release of prisoners , implement policies and procedures, and produce documentation that evidences compliance with the following standards: (A) (Important) All prisoners are legally committed to the jail. (B) (Important) The arres...

...(A) This rule establishes the minimum eligibility requirements that must be met by participating counties for establishing single county or district community-based correctional facilities and programs. (B) Single county community-based facilities and programs: (1) Any county desiring to establish a single county community-based correctional facility and program must be within a county whose population is two hundr...

...Screening standards shall at a minimum provide for the following: (A) A referral procedure for use by the sentencing court or legal entity for referral or commitment to the facility and program. The referral procedure shall include but is not limited to: (1) A procedure for receiving notification from the sentencing court of all felony offenders whom have been sentenced. (2) A procedure for ...

...(A) The director of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall provide local facility governing boards with technical assistance upon request. (B) Each proposal for a community-based correctional facility and program shall set forth all information required by section 2301.52 of the Revised Code. To assist facility governing boards in developing proposals, the department sets forth the...

...(A) Participating facility governing boards shall cooperate with and provide any additional information as may be required by the department of rehabilitation and correction in carrying out an ongoing evaluation of community-based correctional facilities and programs to determine the program's success and to assist the department of rehabilitation and correction in the preparation of its annual report. (B) Program...

...(A) The Ohio department of rehabilitation and correction ("ODRC") shall establish performance-based general program operating standards for community-based correctional facilities receiving funding by the department of rehabilitation through the bureau of community sanctions. In accordance with applicable ODRC policy, community-based correctional facility ("CBCF") compliance shall be determined by...

...(A) The Ohio department of rehabilitation and correction ("ODRC") establishes performance-based general program operating standards and minimum specific operating standards for community-based correctional facilities receiving funding by the department of rehabilitation through the bureau of community sanctions. In accordance with applicable ODRC policy, community-based correctional facility ("CBCF") compliance is d...

...(A) Local correctional facility: A county, municipal, municipal-county, multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, a community alternative sentencing center or district community alternative sentencing center, a minimum security jail, or a community-based correctional facility pursuant to divisions (C) and (D) of section 2929.34 of the Revised Code. (B) Per diem costs: The actual costs of hous...

...(A) Local correctional facility: A county, municipal, municipal-county, multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, a community alternative sentencing center or district community alternative sentencing center, a minimum security jail, or a community-based correctional facility pursuant to divisions (C) and (D) of section 2929.34 of the Revised Code. (B) Per diem costs: The actual costs of hous...

...As used throughout these internal management rules, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (A) "Central office" means the executive office of the department in Columbus, Ohio, where the director and his/her staff, including deputy directors, and medical director are located. (B) "Chief" means an individual who is the principal administrator of an office located within the cent...

...(A) Purpose. The purpose of this rule shall be to establish required policies and procedures for department-wide compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), and implementing regulations. (B) Procedure. All offices, hospitals, including CSN programs, and workforce members of the Ohio department of mental health ...

...(A) The purpose of this rule is to establish the requirements for regulating access to the confidential personal information that is maintained by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services. (B) For the purposes of administrative rules promulgated in accordance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, the following definitions apply: (1) "Access" when used in this rule as a...

...(A) The purpose of this rule shall be to establish policies and procedures for the planning, review, administration and coordination of all research projects which are funded by the department, or which utilize patients, staff or records of regional psychiatric hospitals (RPHs) or persons under the managing authority of the department. (B) The provisions of this rule shall be applicable to all employees of the depa...

...(A) This rule shall be applicable to all employees of Ohio department of mental health and addiction services regional psychiatric hospitals (RPH). (B) Process: (1) The chief executive officer of each RPH shall take the necessary action to insure that an industrial and entertainment fund is established. (2) All monies received by a RPH which are designated for entertainment and benefit of the patients, including p...

...(A) This rule is applicable to all employees of the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services regional psychiatric hospitals (RPHs). (B) Process (1) The chief executive officer of each RPH will take the necessary action to ensure that an industrial and entertainment fund is established. (2) All monies received by an RPH that are designated for entertainment and benefit of the pati...

...(A) The purpose of this rule shall be to establish a policy and to set forth procedures for the implementation of voter registration and absentee voting in all regional psychiatric hospitals (RPH) operated by the Ohio department of mental health (ODMH). (B) The provisions of this rule shall be applicable to all RPHs providing mental health services operated by ODMH. (C) The following definitions shall apply to this...

...(A) The purpose of this rule shall be to establish standards and criteria, indications, contraindications and limits for referral of adult ODMH regional psychiatric hospital (RPH) inpatients to an outside facility for ECT. (B) The provisions of this rule shall be applicable to all RPHs under the managing responsibility of the department. (C) Definitions (1) "Chief clinical officer" and "CCO" mean the medical dire...

...(A) Purpose and background (1) The purpose of this rule shall be to establish guidelines for competency assessment and restoration treatment of serious youthful offenders (SYOs). Pursuant to section 2152.13 of the Revised Code, effective January 1, 2002, SYOs are afforded all the rights a person who is criminally prosecuted would have if the crime were committed by an adult. This includes the right to be competen...

...(A) The purpose of this policy is to implement the duty to protect requirements per section 2305.51 of the Revised Code. (B) This policy shall apply to all mental health professionals employed or contracted by Ohio department of mental health hospitals. (C) Definitions: (1) "Independently-licensed mental health professional" means psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors and clinical nurse special...

...(A) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish standards and procedures to ensure that prompt and accurate reporting; immediate evaluation; implementation of corrective and remedial action; and preventative measures take place with the occurrence of each incident. Effective incident reporting provides each hospital with individual and cumulative incident report data to find problem areas and implement correct...

...(A) The purpose of this rule shall be to define patient abuse and neglect for persons receiving Ohio department of mental health (ODMH) services in regional psychiatric hospitals (RPHs); to establish policies to prevent abuse and neglect of persons served; to provide guidelines for preventive and corrective measures; and to establish policies and procedures regarding reports and investigations of abuse or neglect of ...