Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Certification authority.
Correctional program services must be approved and certified
by the Department of Corrections.
Subp.
2.
Certification applicability.
Group residential settings and family foster settings may be
certified to provide correctional program services according to parts
2960.0540 to
2960.0570.
Subp. 3.
Program certification
approval.
A license holder who wishes to be certified to offer
correctional program services must apply for certification to the certifying
authority on forms approved by the certifying authority. The certifying
authority must decide whether to approve the license holder's application for
certification based on the information provided on the completed application
and on an inspection of the program and facts gathered by the certifying
authority. The certification document must state how long the program will care
for residents in the program and describe the program content and types and
amounts of services offered to residents.
Subp. 4.
Minimum criteria for
certification.
The certificate holder must meet the requirements of items A
to D.
A. The license holder must
identify specific, measurable outcomes that indicate that the license holder
will meet the needs of the target population served by the facility's program.
The measurable outcomes must be directly related to the program objectives
stated in the license holder's correctional program services certification
application.
B. The certification
applicants must offer at least the services in subitems (1) to (4) in their
correctional services program:
(1) social and
interpersonal skills development to achieve the outcomes in units (a) to (d):
(a) the resident resolves conflict in an
appropriate manner;
(b) the
resident develops and maintains supportive relationships;
(c) the resident communicates and interacts
appropriately with peers and adults; and
(d) the resident is aware of race and gender
bias issues;
(2)
chemical use and abuse awareness;
(3) correctional programming to achieve the
outcomes in units (a) and (b):
(a) the
resident makes reparations for past behavior; and
(b) the resident addresses relationships with
the resident's family, community, and school; and
(4) transition and life skills development to
achieve the outcomes in units (a) and (b):
(a)
the resident practices age appropriate self-care and self-reliance;
and
(b) the resident is released
with a place to live, a plan for constructive daily activity, a means of
financial support, and a system to support continued progress in the
community.
C.
The license holder must notify the placement agency that the license holder
cannot meet the resident's needs if the license holder's program of
correctional program services inadequately addresses the resident's needs that
were identified through screening or assessment. The license holder must
document notification of the placement agency and the action taken by the
placement agency in response to notification from the license holder.
D. The license holder must implement a plan
that provides opportunities for physical exercise and recreational activities
for residents. The plan must include at least the following requirements:
(1) regulations that are reasonable and
necessary to protect the facility's security and the resident's
welfare;
(2) at least two hours
daily of organized and supervised physical exercise and recreational activities
and leisure time activities for residents, excluding time spent watching
television. Organized and supervised physical exercise and recreational
activities include preplanned exercise or activities that are supervised and
directed by qualified or trained staff;
(3) provisions for indoor space and equipment
for active recreation; and
(4)
provisions for outdoor recreational space, equipment, and supportive staff for
outdoor recreational program services.
