Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-15-105

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 123-15-105 - Records

(a) Nature and retention. Records regarding the filing and disposition of grievances shall be collected and maintained systematically by the facility. These records shall include aggregate information regarding the numbers, types, and dispositions of grievances, as well as individual records of the date of and the reasons for each disposition at each stage of the procedure. These records shall be preserved for at least three years following final disposition of the grievance. The logs and records shall be maintained in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) Confidentiality. All records regarding the participation of an individual in grievance proceedings shall be considered confidential and shall be handled under the procedures used to protect other confidential case records. Each staff member participating in the disposition of a grievance shall have access to the records that are essential to the resolution of the grievance. Each offender shall be permitted to review any portion of the offender's own file upon the written approval of the superintendent. No offender shall be permitted to review any portion of another offender's file. Grievance report forms shall not be placed in the offender's institutional or agency file.

This regulation shall be effective on and after April 8, 2005.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-15-105

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 38-16,130, K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 75-7024, and K.S.A. 76-3203; effective April 8, 2005.