Medical and Mental Health Services

Each inmate in Restrictive Housing shall be visited daily by a member of the medical staff (unless medical attention is needed more frequently) to ensure his or her health and well-being are maintained. These visits shall be in addition to dispensing medication, shall be announced, and shall be documented in IMS. Documentation shall be separate from a medication log and shall include that an announcement has been made. Additional documentation by medical staff shall be entered in the IMS Restrictive Housing Inmate Daily Log screen. Mental health reviews, rounds and services shall be provided in accordance with 103 DOC 650: Mental Health Services. A Qualified Mental Health Professional shall make rounds in every Restrictive Housing unit and may conduct an out-of-cell meeting with an inmate for whom a confidential meeting is warranted in the clinician's professional judgment. Inmates shall be evaluated by a Qualified Mental Health Professional in accordance with clinical standards adopted by the Department of Correction and the Qualified Mental Health Professional's clinical judgment to determine whether the inmate has a serious mental illness (SMI) or Restrictive Housing is otherwise contraindicated. An inmate diagnosed with an SMI who is held in Restrictive Housing shall be offered additional mental health treatment in accordance with clinical standards set forth in 103 DOC 650: Mental Health Services. If an inmate diagnosed with an SMI remains in Restrictive Housing for more than 30 days, mental health staff shall develop an individualized treatment plan that includes weekly monitoring by mental health staff, treatment as necessary, and steps to facilitate the transition of the inmate back to general population.