Section Cor 407.04 - Initial Classification Evaluation(a) The initial classification evaluation shall be facilitated by a classification staff member.(b) The participation of the resident shall be mandatory.(c) At the initial classification evaluation, the classification staff member shall: (1) Review and discuss the assessments and re-entry plan of the resident; and(2) For a resident with victim notification requirements, inform the victim services coordinator when the board recommends assignment to a prison at a location other than the facility in which the resident was received.(d) The resident shall sign the re-entry plan.(e) If the resident refuses to sign the completed plan, there shall be no consequence to him or her. The plan shall simply be processed through appropriate channels, with a notation that the resident has refused to sign it.(f) After the initial housing assignment is made under Cor 404.01, the classification staff member shall: (1) Recommend assignment to various programs within the available resources based upon the re-entry plan of the resident; and(2) Make a recommendation for a job assignment based upon the needs of the institution and the needs and skills of the resident.(g) Job assignment shall be mandatory unless the facility's medical department certifies that the resident is medically precluded from working pursuant to Cor 406.04.(h) Residents shall complete all necessary programs before being considered for movement forward in custody levels including reduced custody programs.(i) The resident shall upon successful completion of any program inform his or her case manager so that appropriate documentation can be made on the re-entry plan.(j) Modifications to re-entry plans shall be made as follows: (1) Additions to, deletions from, or changes in an approved plan, after plan implementation, to modify certain component and program areas to better meet the needs of the resident shall be based on factual, objective documentation, such as notification to client records of active detainers, warrants, or known pending charges, receipt of negative background information, minor or major disciplinary reports, written documentation of behavioral health or changes in behavioral health status, or drug, alcohol, or sexual offender needs; and(2) These changes shall only be made by the classification staff after consultation with appropriate staff. Program needs that were not originally diagnosed during the orientation period of the resident shall be sufficient justification to make modifications to a plan.(k) The classification staff member or designee of each facility shall inform the victim services coordinator, upon completing classification evaluations for residents who have victim or witness notification requests, when residents are being considered for the following custody changes: (1) From medium custody C-3 to minimum custody C-2;(2) From minimum custody C-2 status to work release or administrative home confinement C-1 status;(3) From C-1 or C-2 to any higher custody status;(4) Transfer to another in-state facility;(5) Transfer to or from a county house of correction; and(6) Transfer to or from an out-of-state prison.(l) When there is an escape from custody from any department facility, the shift commander's office shall determine if there is an obligation to notify a victim or agency and notify the victim services coordinator accordingly.N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 407.04
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 24, Filed June 13, 2019, Proposed by #12777, Effective 5/11/2019, Expires 5/11/2029.