Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Subtitle 12 - PATUXENT INSTITUTION
Chapter 12.12.27 - Patuxent Institution Youth Program
Section 12.12.27.07 - Treatment Programs and Assessment During Treatment

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 12.12.27.07

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. A treatment program developed by the Director shall be governed by a set of clinical guidelines which include the specific:

(1) Treatment methods to be applied within the Program; and

(2) Outcome measures for determining the effectiveness of the program.

B. The treatment unit shall develop for each Patuxent youth an individualized remediation plan which shall:

(1) Be approved by an Associate Director; and

(2) Identify the specific therapeutic interventions to be used to address the inmate's remediation needs.

C. Assessment During Treatment.

(1) The treatment assessment begins at the time a Division inmate is found to be a Patuxent youth and is transferred to the Institution for treatment.

(2) The treatment assessment includes:
(a) Comprehensive clinical reports;

(b) Individual remediation plans;

(c) Progress notes; and

(d) Other information prepared by the staff for the Patuxent youth's annual consideration by the Board of Review.

(3) Assessments are ongoing.

(4) With the approval of the Board of Review, a Patuxent youth may be recommended to be continued in treatment or returned to the Division.

D. Inmate Progress Review.

(1) The progress review committee shall review and decide the disposition of tier level demotions and promotions, job assignments, and job security classifications for each Patuxent youth assigned to the treatment unit.

(2) Decisions of the progress review committee shall be by majority vote of the voting members of the committee present at the meeting.

(3) A decision of a progress review committee that results in a change, whether positive or negative, in a Patuxent youth's tier level, job assignment, or job security classification shall be documented by recording on a progress review the:
(a) Vote;

(b) Supporting rationale; and

(c) Dissenting rationale.

(4) A decision of a progress review committee requires the Director's approval.

(5) An affected Patuxent youth shall be given:
(a) A brief written statement of the committee's decision; and

(b) The reasons for the committee's decision.

(6) The written statement may not reflect how the individual committee members voted.

E. Assignment of a Job Security Level.

(1) The Institution is a maximum security correctional facility operated by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(2) A Patuxent youth in the Institution's Program is assigned a security level for job assignment only.

(3) For all other purposes, a Patuxent youth in the Institution's Program is considered to be a maximum security inmate.

F. Job Security Levels Available to Patuxent Youth.

(1) Maximum. A Patuxent youth with this job security level shall be restricted to jobs done completely within the interior of the Institution's buildings. This classification shall automatically apply to all new arrivals to the Institution and remain in effect until revised by the proper action of the progress review committee.

(2) Close. A Patuxent youth with this job security level shall be restricted to jobs that do not require the Patuxent youth to work outside the Institution's perimeter. Only Patuxent youth on third or fourth level tiers shall be granted close security unless otherwise authorized by the Director.

(3) Status. A Patuxent youth with this job security level shall be allowed to work in jobs that require the Patuxent youth to be outside the Institution's perimeter under supervision. Only a Patuxent youth granted prerelease status by the Board of Review shall be allowed the job security level of status and automatically receive the job security level of status upon the Board of Review's grant of prerelease status to the Patuxent youth. A Patuxent youth on prerelease status shall retain the job security level of status while housed in the Institution.

G. The progress review committee shall consider the following in deciding whether to assign a Patuxent youth to a specific job security level:

(1) Need for supervision;

(2) Adjustment in the Institution;

(3) Length of sentence;

(4) Nature of the offense;

(5) Progress in treatment; and

(6) Therapeutic requirements.

H. At least annually and at any time at the Director's discretion, the Director shall review the Patuxent youth's continued eligibility for treatment or transfer to the Division based upon treatment staff recommendations. The Director, in consultation with treatment staff, security staff, or both, is authorized to remove an individual from the Program at any time for any reason.

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