Disciplinary Segregation Sanction. The hearing officer shall indicate the effective date for the disciplinary segregation sanction imposed. If the defendant is on administrative segregation pending the outcome of the defendant’s disciplinary proceeding or was on administrative segregation pending investigation of the event that is the basis of the inmate rule violation charged for which the defendant was found guilty, the defendant shall be credited for the period served on administrative segregation from the date of placement only toward: Cell restriction; or Disciplinary segregation if imposed as a sanction. If the defendant was not on segregation prior to the defendant’s disciplinary proceeding, the effective date for the disciplinary segregation sanction imposed shall be the same date of the defendant’s disciplinary proceeding and begin immediately. Disciplinary segregation sanctions may not be imposed consecutively. Disciplinary segregation may be imposed independently of or in conjunction with: Revocation of earned credits; or Alternative disciplinary sanctions. The discipline of inmates housed in a Department correctional facility pursuant to an agreement with an agency of the federal government shall be governed by this Chapter, consistent with the Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards issued by the United States Department of Justice.