Oklahoma § 57-530.1 - Assessment and reception of inmates - Duties of

§ 57-530.1. 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, including any requirement

to collect biological samples for DNA testing pursuant to Section

991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 150.27a of

Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or other provision of law;

2. To identify the vocational-technical skills of all inmates.

The information shall be noted on and made a part of the record for

each inmate;

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

and recommend for placement any inmate with an educational need as

established in Section 510.7 of this title;

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 in need of alcohol or substance abuse

treatment;

7. To determine and recommend for placement in the Department

of Corrections Mental Health Unit 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

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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;

10. To provide orientation and instruction with respect to

rules and procedures for prisoners;

11. To obtain all relevant juvenile court records and relevant

Department of Juvenile Justice agency records, if any, pertaining to

inmates and make the records a part of the permanent record

maintained by the Department of Corrections regarding the inmate.

The information contained in those records shall be used to

determine security level and placement of inmates; and

12. To administer a risk and needs assessment on each inmate

and develop an individualized case plan based on the results of the

assessment to guide an inmate's rehabilitation while in the

Department's custody in order to reduce the likelihood of

recidivism.

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 Juvenile Justice shall allow reasonable

access to its database for the purpose of obtaining the juvenile

records required by subsection A of this section.

D. The Department of Corrections shall adopt rules governing

the implementation of this section.

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; Laws 1997, c. 293, § 40, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998,

c. 238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 143, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

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2004; Laws 2005, c. 441, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 264,

§ 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2017, c. 388, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.