N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7402.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 41, October 9, 2024

Section 7402.2 - Definitions

As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply to the terms listed below:

(a) Classification shall mean the documented process of assigning residents to an appropriate secure facility and living unit by determining risk, security and supervision requirements, and the special needs of residents based on the initial screening and assessment by the facility.

(b) Formal and objective system shall mean a procedure for determining and documenting a resident's appropriate living unit assignment which utilizes standard and objective criteria and methods.

(c) Initial screening shall mean a documented preliminary determination of a resident's risk, special needs, and security and supervision requirements upon admission to OCFS.

(d) Assessment by the facility shall mean a documented standardized evaluation of a resident upon admission to a secure facility to determine the appropriate living unit assignment based on a resident's risk, security and supervision, and special needs requirements.

(e) Living unit assignment shall mean the documented assignment of the resident to a living unit pursuant to the assessment by the facility.

(f) Resident reassessment shall mean any documented review of an assessment of a resident's risk, security and supervision, and special needs made subsequent to a resident's initial assessment by the facility.

(g) Special needs shall include, but not be limited to: a medical condition or history of substance abuse, sex offenses, mental disorder or developmental disabilities.

(h) Detention facility shall mean any place used for the temporary confinement, pursuant to an order of a court, of a person charged with being or adjudicated a juvenile offender or juvenile delinquent as provided for in section 503 of the Executive Law.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7402.2

Renumbered from subtitle AA of chapter III New York State Register April 11, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 15, eff. 4/11/2018