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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 12.14.04.08" title_num="12" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="04" heading="Standards — Administrative Record Keeping.">
  <text>The managing official shall have a written policy and procedure:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Ensuring the confidentiality and methods of access to a case record by an inmate, a person in interest, and an individual or agency making a formal request, which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Identification of individuals authorized to approve access;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Specific designation of materials subject to disclosure and restriction in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A release of information consent form;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A record of access decisions; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An appeal process for those individuals who are denied access;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Which provides for the accurate computation and recording of good conduct, industrial, and special projects credit in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Governing the management of inmate funds, which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Confiscation and receipting of monies upon admission, unless retention is otherwise authorized;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Establishment of an inmate account;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A record of financial transactions, including transfer to other facilities; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Recorded return of funds upon release;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Providing for the recorded annual review of policies, procedures, post orders, inmate orientation materials, operating manuals, and other official publications to determine current application and utility;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Requiring a complete case record for each inmate, which includes provisions for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Secure storage outside inmate living and activity areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Specification of file content and order;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A date and signature on all documents and entries;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Establishment of a records retention schedule with documentation of disposition; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Transfer of pertinent records to other correctional facilities;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>To ensure compliance with Correctional Training Commission employee background checks; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>To ensure compliance with Correctional Training Commission training requirements.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>