Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories

Superseded Effective July 01,1997

Chapter 8
§530.1. Assessment and Reception of Inmates - Duties of Department of Corrections.

A. The Department of Corrections, by the rules of that Department, shall have the following duties which shall be performed as part of the assessment and reception process of the Department of Corrections, upon reception of each inmate:

1. To administer, or cause to be administered, physical and psychological examination of all inmates;

2. To inventory the vocational skills of all inmates;

3. To assess the educational and training needs of all inmates;

4. To determine from available records and interviews, the place of birth of new inmates. The Department of Corrections shall furnish a list of foreign-born nationals and suspected foreign-born nationals to the Immigration and Naturalization Service on a weekly basis;

5. To determine initial security and custody classifications;

6. To determine and recommend for placement in an alcohol or substance abuse treatment facility or program, as provided for in this section, any inmate convicted of alcohol related offenses or otherwise in need of alcohol or substance abuse treatment;

7. To determine and recommend for placement in the Department of Corrections Special Care Unit at the State Penitentiary at McAlester any inmate who is in need of acute psychiatric care;

8. To plan for immediate assignments to institutions, community treatment centers, alcohol or substance abuse treatment centers or programs, alternatives to incarceration authorized by law, or other facilities, public or private, designated by the Department;

9. To recommend possible future assignments to institutions, community treatment centers, alcohol or substance abuse treatment centers or programs, alternatives to incarceration authorized by law, or other facilities designated by the Department; and

10. To provide orientation and instruction with respect to rules and procedures for prisoners.

B. An alcohol or substance abuse treatment center in which an inmate is placed shall provide services and standards of treatment as provided by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services under its rules for alcoholism or substance abuse treatment. Upon placement of a prisoner in a center for alcoholism or substance abuse treatment, the Department of Corrections shall enter into a third party contract with such center for the custodial and professional services rendered to any prisoner. Such contract may include requirements imposed by law on the Department of Corrections or reimbursement for such services, if necessary. The Department of Corrections is further authorized to enter into third party contracts for substance abuse treatment programs which are certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to provide professional services on an outpatient basis to prisoners in need of substance abuse treatment and follow-up treatment while assigned to alternatives to incarceration.

C. The Department of Corrections shall adopt rules governing the implementation of this section within sixty (60) days from the effective date of this act.

Added by Laws 1978, c. 246, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 119, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 245, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 337, § 26; Laws 1993, c. 276, § 9, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993; Laws 1996, c. 168, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996.tempmarker