OAR 291-046-0075: Institutions Administrator’s Review

(1) The results of any hearing held to involuntarily place an inmate in administrative housing will be reviewed and approved by the Institutions Administrator or his/her designee. (2) The Institutions Administrator or designee shall review the case, using the hearing record described above, in terms of the following factors: (a) Was there substantial compliance with this rule (OAR 291-046); (b) Was the decision based on substantial evidence; and (c) Was the assignment to administrative housing consistent with the provisions of this rule (OAR 291-046). (3) Within seven days of the receipt of the hearing record, the Institutions Administrator or his/her designee shall review the document and do one of the following: (a) Affirm the recommendation; (b) Modify the recommendation; or (c) Reverse the recommendation. (4) When the Institutions Administrator takes action to modify or reverses a recommendation, he/she must state in writing, his/her reason(s) and immediately notify the inmate, the hearings officer, and the functional unit manager of his/her action and reason(s).