New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION
Chapter III - Minimum Standards and Regulations for Management of Specialized Secure Juvenile Detention Facilities for Older Youth
Part 7313 - CLASSIFICATION
Section 7313.5 - Assignment to a facility living unit
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) After the initial screening and assessment are completed, and pending determination of a youth's living unit assignment, the youth shall be placed in an individual occupancy room designated for such purpose. Placement in such unit shall be temporary pending the determination of an appropriate living unit, which shall be completed within five (5) business days of the youth's admission to the facility.
(b) In arriving at a determination of a youth's living unit assignment, the director, or designee, shall base such determination on the following information, if such information is available and accessible:
(c) A facility shall utilize a formal and objective system for assessment in order to fulfill the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section and section 7313.6 of this Part.
(d) In considering the information contained in subdivision (b) of this section, the director, or designee, shall examine and verify the following:
(e) Within one (1) business day of determining the living unit assignment, staff shall notify the youth of the determination and explain its implications, if any.