Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-15-105

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section 44-15-105 - Records

(a) Nature. Records regarding the filing and disposition of grievances shall be collected and maintained systematically by the correctional facility. These records shall be preserved for at least three years following final disposition of the grievance. 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. The logs and records shall be in a form and manner prescribed by secretary of corrections policy and procedure.

(b) Confidentiality. Records regarding the participation of an individual in grievance proceedings shall be considered confidential and shall be handled under the same procedures used to protect other confidential case records. Consistent with ensuring confidentiality, members of the staff who are participating in the disposition of a grievance shall have access to records essential to the resolution of the grievance. This, however, shall not permit review of inmate files by other inmates. Grievance report forms shall not be placed in the inmate's departmental file.

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-5251, K.S.A. 1983 Supp. 75-5210, 75-5210(f); effective May 1, 1984.