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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 12.02.03.08" title_num="12" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="03" heading="Admission and Discharge.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Admission.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Admission of inmates to the facility shall conform to clearly defined written policies and procedures established by the facility director. Before transfer to a facility, all inmates shall be properly screened by the facility director, the local correctional system, or the Maryland Division of Correction, or all.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual may not be admitted unless a commitment order, properly signed by the clerk of the appropriate court, is received with the individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The following criteria shall be considered in screening an inmate for placement in a facility:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Intent of court at sentencing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Time already spent in confinement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Instant offense;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Prior criminal record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Institutional adjustment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Availability of work and transportation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Effect of placement on immediate family and dependents;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Need for services available at the facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Level of individual's maturity, attitude, and trust-worthiness.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any individual who is determined to be an escape risk, or having a detainer for a charge for any crime enumerated in Correctional Services Article, §11-317, Annotated Code of Maryland, may not be assigned to a facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>According to the provisions of Correctional Services Article, §11-317, Annotated Code of Maryland, and policy of the Division of Correction, a facility may accept certain inmates who are committed to the Division of Correction without prior processing in another Division of Correction institution. In these cases the facility shall serve as a reception, diagnostic, and classification center for the Division of Correction.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Before physically admitting an offender according to §A(5) of this regulation, the facility shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Screen the inmate to determine eligibility and acceptability for placement in the facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Obtain a Division of Correction inmate number; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Complete the photo and fingerprint identification work as required by the Commissioner.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>After admission of an inmate according to §A(5) of this regulation, the facility shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Establish an inmate case record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Establish a medical and dental file;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Conduct a dental and medical exam which includes screening for tuberculosis, venereal disease, and any other communicable disease specified by local, State, or federal health authorities; this requirement may be waived if a medical and dental exam has been conducted for the inmate by the jurisdiction operating the facility within the last 30 days, and if the examination records are held in the facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Administer an educational screening test as designated by the Commissioner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Administer a psychological screening test as designated by the Commissioner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Establish a financial account for the inmate's personal fund;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Forward a skeleton inmate file and commitment papers to the Division of Correction as required by the Commissioner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Complete and forward a parole and probation census card as required by the Division of Parole and Probation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Discharge.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Discharge of inmates from the facility shall conform to clearly defined written policies and procedures of the facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Discharge policies and procedures shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A verification that the inmate is being discharged under proper legal authority;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A positive identification of the inmate being released; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The return to the inmate, or individual assuming custody of the inmate, of all of the inmate's property and valuables held by the facility. A receipt shall be signed by the inmate or the individual assuming custody of the inmate and retained for facility records.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If an inmate is to be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction, the transporting officer shall have with him properly executed commitment papers and a copy of the inmate case record. Also included shall be a record of time accrued toward diminution of sentence under in Correctional Services Article, §11-503, Annotated Code of Maryland. This record shall show the amount of time accrued according to type: good time, industrial, educational, and special programs.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The time, date, and reason for discharge shall be entered in the inmate's case record.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Every inmate who is released from custody shall be given a prerelease physical examination by an appropriately qualified medical examiner:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The physical will be performed as close to the actual date of release as possible, but no more than 3 days before release;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An inmate found to have a chronic disease of the mind or body will be referred to the proper State agency for continuation of treatment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An inmate who has a disease requiring a short treatment period shall be directed to the proper agency for follow-up care and the inmate will be advised to have the new treatment agency request his pertinent medical records if needed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The medical examiner will complete and sign a prerelease medical examination form provided by the Commissioner.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If an inmate is transferring to a Division of Correction institution, the transferring facility shall be responsible for bringing the medical and dental records of the inmate up-to-date, including all current prescriptions. The records will be forwarded to the new institution along with the inmate case record.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The transferring institution shall provide a 24-hour supply of all medication prescribed for the inmate by a competent physician.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>