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CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFTitle 72 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Chapter 4 - MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND DISCHARGE REVIEW TEAM PROCEDURES
Section 72-4-001 - Purpose

72 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 001

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Section 72-4-001 - Purpose

These regulations provide for a method consistent with professional standards of care to screen all inmates at intake for mental illness, provide opportunities for mental health treatment and cognitive behavioral interventions throughout incarceration, review of high-risk inmates prior to discharge using evidence-based risk and threat assessment procedures to facilitate an appropriate and secure transition from NDCS custody to the community.

001.01 The rule applies to all inmates and county safe keepers (hereinafter referred to collectively as "inmates") of the State of Nebraska in facilities operated by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS).

72 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 001

Adopted effective 7/22/2017.