OAR 291-048-0210: Definitions

(1) Adult in Custody: Any person under the supervision of the Department of Corrections who is not on parole, probation, or post-prison supervision status. (2) Behavioral Health Services : A Health Services unit with primary responsibility for the assessment and treatment of adults in custody with mental illness and intellectual disability . (3) Behavioral Health Services Program Manager: The employee or designee who reports to the Behavioral Health Services administrator or designee and has responsibility for delivery of treatment services or coordination of program operations in a mental health special housing unit. (4) Behavioral Health Unit: An intensive behavior therapy and skills training unit for adults in custody with a serious mental illness that have committed violent acts or engaged in significantly high-risk behavior. (5) Facility: Any institution, facility, or staff office, including the grounds , operated by the Department of Corrections. (6) Functional Unit: Any organizational component within the Department of Corrections responsible for the delivery of program services or coordination of program operations. (7) Functional Unit Manager: Any person within the Department of Corrections who reports to either the Director, the Deputy Director, an Assistant Director , or an administrator and has responsibility for delivery of program services or coordination of program operations. In a correctional setting, the superintendent is the functional unit manager. ( 8 ) Intermediate Care Housing : A mental health special housing unit that provides an in-patient level of care and treatment and a therapeutic environment for adults in custody. (9) Mental Health Infirmary : A crisis response unit that provides acute mental health care and a therapeutic environment for adults in custody . (10) Mental Health Special Housing: A housing assignment separate from the general population including facilities, rooms, or cells based on the admission criteria for each specific unit. Mental health special housing includes Mental Health Infirmaries , Intermediate Care Housing, and Behavioral Health Units . (11) Mental Health Special Housing Custody Manager: The employee or designee responsible for security operations in a mental health special housing unit and for making operational decisions in accordance with rule, policy, or procedure , who is appointed by the institution’s functional unit manager. (12) Mental Health Treatment Team: A team that may consist of the Behavioral Health Services program manager(s), psychiatrist or nurse practitioner, nurse, qualified mental health professionals and associates, psychologists, mental health special housing custody manager, represented security employees, and other designated employees. The purpose of this group is to: (a) Assess the mental status of adults in custody assigned to a mental health special housing unit ; (b) Establish and update individualized treatment plans ; (c) Conduct meaningful reviews at a minimum of once every 30 days; and ( d ) Coordinate discharge and mental health follow-up. (13) Prescribing Practitioner: A licensed psychiatrist or psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. (14) Qualified Mental Health Associate: Any person who has been credentialed and has the responsibility for the delivery of mental health treatment services within the scope of certification. (15) Qualified Mental Health Professional: Any person who has been credentialed and has the responsibility for the delivery of mental health assessment and treatment services within the scope of certification. (16) Reasonable Grounds: Information that is of such credibility that it would induce a reasonably prudent person to use it in the conduct of their affairs. (17) Serious Mental Illness: Any current or recent (within the preceding 6 months) diagnosis of: other specified schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, unspecified schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder or other specified bipolar disorder, unspecified bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, major depressive disorder (single episode or recurrent), brief psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder due to medical condition, or major neurocognitive disorder unless the treatment record clearly indicates that symptoms of the disorder(s) are (have been) in partial remission (with or without treatment); an IQ of 69 or below, with adaptive skills deficit; engagement in a recent (within the preceding year) serious suicide attempt; or any diagnosed mental disorder (excluding any disorder manifested solely by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct, substance use or induced disorders, and paraphilias) currently associated with significant impairment in cognitive, behavioral or emotional functioning that substantially interferes in a person’s ability to function on a daily basis and that has a seriously adverse effect on life or on mental or physical health. (18 ) Special Population Management Committee : A committee composed of at least three department employees, including a representative from institution operations, Behavioral Health Services, and the Office of Population Management.