North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .1700 - MUNICIPAL LOCKUPS
Section 14J .1705 - CONTENTS OF OPERATIONS MANUAL

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1705

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) The operations manual shall include written policies and procedures that address the following areas:

(1) administration and management;

(2) admissions, transportation and release;

(3) classification;

(4) security and supervision;

(5) inmate rules and discipline;

(6) management of special inmates;

(7) legal rights of inmates;

(8) health, mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services;

(9) food services;

(10) access to legal representation;

(11) sanitation; and

(12) emergency plans.

(b) The most recent editions of the following references are available as guides for developing policies and procedures:

(1) Appalachian State University, Model Policies and Procedures Manual for North Carolina Jails;

(2) American Correctional Association, Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities;

(3) American Correctional Association, Standards for Small Jails;

(4) National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Standards for Health Services in Jails.

These references shall be available for inspection or loan from the Section. Consultation and technical assistance shall be available from the Section. The Section can also provide information regarding outside agencies with additional resources for developing policies and procedures.

Authority G.S. 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.

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