Or. Admin. Code § 291-127-0440

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 291-127-0440 - Visiting for Adults in Custody Assigned to Special Housing

(1) All visits with adults in custody assigned to a special housing unit must be scheduled in advance with the housing facility. The type of visit, number of visitors, and duration of the visit for each housing unit is dependent upon space availability.

(2) Adults in custody assigned to a Disciplinary Segregation Unit (DSU) or Administrative Segregation Unit (ASU) may be permitted one basic visit per week, for a minimum of one hour with up to any two persons from their approved visitor list. A third person may be permitted depending on space availability.

(3) Adults in custody assigned to an Administrative Housing Unit may be permitted basic visits with any person from their approved visitor list.

(4) Adults in custody assigned to an Intensive Management Unit (IMU) may be permitted basic visits with up to any two persons from their approved visitor list. Visits will be based on the adult in custody's program level.

(5) Adults in custody assigned to a Mental Health Infirmary (MHI) may be permitted visits with any person on their approved visitor list. Visits may occur on the housing unit or in the facility's visiting area, upon recommendation from the functional unit manager or designee and in consultation with Behavior Health Services. No minor children are allowed to visit on the housing unit.

(6) Adults in custody who are permanently or temporarily assigned to the infirmary may be permitted visiting in the facility's visiting area with approved visitors from their visiting list, upon recommendation the functional unit manager or designee and in consultation with Health Services. Adults in custody unable to reach the main visiting area may be permitted visits with the approved visitor in the infirmary upon recommendation of the functional unit manager or designee in consultation with Health Services.

(7) Adults in custody assigned to community hospitalization may be permitted visits as follows:

(a) Adults in custody assigned to a general population unit or to the infirmary prior to their current hospital admission may be permitted visiting during the course of their hospital stay, upon authorization of the functional unit manager and with consent from the attending physician or hospital administration. Visits must be scheduled in advance with facility personnel. Visits shall be during normal hospital visiting hours.

(b) Adults in custody assigned to a special housing unit prior to their current hospital admission will only be permitted visits on a case-by-case basis, upon recommendation of Health Services, and as authorized by the functional unit manager or designee.

(8) Adults in custody participating in a Department of Corrections hospice program may be permitted extended visitation on a case-by-case basis, upon recommendation of Health Services, and as authorized by the functional unit manager or designee. Visitation in the hospice program is not a part of the regular visitation program.

Or. Admin. Code § 291-127-0440

DOC 12-2019, adopt filed 6/24/2019, effective 7/1/2019; DOC 22-2024, amend filed 10/08/2024, effective 10/8/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 423.020, 423.030, 179.040 & 423.075

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 423.020, 423.030, 179.040 & 423.075