N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 403.02 - Classification Staff

(a) There shall be classification staff at every facility.

(b) The classification staff shall:

(1) Conduct quarantine interviews and provisionally assign residents to a housing unit for the remainder of the diagnostic period;

(2) Make recommendations to the administrator of classification and client records based on the initial classification evaluation;

(3) Sign and submit the re-entry plan to the administrator of classification and client records for approval;

(4) Function as a fact-finder in reviewing the reclassification recommendations of unit boards, and thereafter make reclassification recommendations to the administrator of classification and client records;

(5) Monitor the activities of unit classification boards to assure that standards and eligibility criteria are being followed;

(6) Make recommendations for special conditions such as requirements for conditional parole commitment and alternative release programs;

(7) Train departmental personnel in the classification process;

(8) Inform the victim services coordinator about recommended resident transfers or reduced custody levels to facilitate timely notification of crime victims pursuant to RSA 21-M:8-k Rights of Crime Victims;

(9) Request permission from the sentencing judge when a resident is being considered for work release or home confinement prior to their minimum parole date;

(10) Review and approve or deny job changes pursuant to pursuant to Cor 409.03(k);

(11) Enters the PREA assessment results into CORIS;

(12) Approve or deny keep-aways and enter into CORIS, provided that for purposes of this subparagraph "keep-away" means any resident(s) that poses a threat to or is threatened by any other resident being classified;

(13) Review and make recommendations for AHC applications;

(14) Review and make recommendations for administrative review evaluations pursuant to Cor 410.04;

(15) Maintain the PAR list;

(16) Assist in resolving open charges;

(17) Facilitate county and out-of-state placements pursuant to RSA 623:2 and RSA 622-B:2;

(18) Audit units for:

a.PAR compliance;

b.Job assignments; and

c.Classification reviews;

(19) Review sentencing documents for sexually violent predator offenses, prompting notification pursuant to RSA 135-E:3 when appropriate; and

(20) Assign resident housing.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 403.02

#7449, eff 2-6-01; ss by #9384, INTERIM, eff 2-3-09, EXPIRES: 8-3-09; ss by #9509, eff 7-8-09

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 41, Filed October 12, 2017, Proposed by #12397, Effective 9/29/2017, Expires 3/28/2018. Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 15, Filed April 12, 2018, Proposed by #12503, Effective 3/23/2018, Expires 3/23/2028. Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 24, Filed June 13, 2019, Proposed by #12777, Effective 5/11/2019, Expires 5/11/2029. Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 41, Filed October 10, 2019, Proposed by #12884, Effective 9/28/2019, Expires 9/28/2029.