Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice (Department Of Juvenile Justice)
| Multi Request | Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
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From: Joshua Dankoff
To Whom It May Concern,
This is a request for records under your state public records law. I am requesting copies of public records regarding health and behavioural health service delivery in youth correctional facilities in your jurisdiction, to inform a comparative research project regarding health and mental health care delivery in juvenile detention facilities across the US. Specifically, I request information regarding the following:
1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are incarcerated within your jurisdiction.
2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of health and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within your jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement, medication management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge planning services, and other health and behavioral health related policies.
3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled between your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical health and behavioral health.
4. Records concerning your jurisdiction’s most recent application to Centre for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if applicable), and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether such a waiver applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles.
5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care delivery in your jurisdiction.
I request the records be provided electronically. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the administration of juvenile justice. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than allowed by statute, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies of the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
Tess Kelly
Fellow, Harvard FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights
Joshua Dankoff
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
617.338.1050
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Alaska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department Of Juvenile Justice
Ms. Kelly,
In response to your request, please see the attached and enclosed information.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Matt
____________________________________________
Matt Davidson
Special Assistant to the Commissioner / Legislative Liaison
Department of Family and Community Services
matt.davidson@alaska.gov
(907)465-5808 desk
(907)419-4343 mobile
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1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are incarcerated within your jurisdiction.
Cross-Azbill, Shannon
Mental Health Clinician 4
(907)261-4579
shannon.cross-azbill@alaska.gov<mailto:shannon.cross-azbill@alaska.gov>
Moore, Marie
Corrections Nurse 4
(907)261-4562
marie.moore@alaska.gov<mailto:marie.moore@alaska.gov>
2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of health and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within your jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement, medication management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge planning services, and other health and behavioral health related policies.
Regulations for Juvenile Correctional Facilities and Juvenile Detention Facilities are located under 7 AAC Chapter 52
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52
7 AAC 52.025. Physical examination. <https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52.025> Medical personnel shall give each new resident of a facility a complete physical examination within seven days after admission.
7 AAC 52.100. Health services. <https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52.100> (a) The superintendent of a facility shall ensure that adequate medical and dental services are provided to all residents. (b) The facility physician shall supervise the prescription and administration of medication. The physician may designate appropriate staff members to assist the physician. Medication may be prescribed only by licensed physicians or other health professional authorized under state law to prescribe medications. The superintendent shall devise procedures to prevent access by residents to medications and medical reports. (c) Pre-release medical examinations may be provided.
7 AAC 52.135. Training of youth counselors. <https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52.135> (a) Each youth counselor shall undertake 120 hours of training during the first year of employment and an additional 40 hours each subsequent year of employment. The training shall be provided by the division in the subjects listed in (b) of this section. (b) The subjects of the required training are as follows: (1) security procedures; (2) supervision of juveniles; (3) signs of suicide risks, and suicide prevention; (4) medication distribution and pharmacology effects; (5) restraint techniques, use-of-force regulations, and tactics; (6) report writing; (7) department regulations; (8) rights and responsibilities of juveniles; (9) fire and emergency procedures; (10) safety procedures; (11) key control; (12) interpersonal relations; (13) social/cultural lifestyles of the juvenile population; (14) communication skills; (15) first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); (16) counseling techniques.
7 AAC 52.200. Treatment team. <https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52.200> The superintendent shall establish a committee of at least three persons composed of available qualified personnel to serve as the treatment team. This team shall assign a counselor to the juvenile, periodically review the juvenile's progress and make recommendations, review and update treatment planning, and prepare and implement release planning subject to approval of the review board and the superintendent. The treatment team shall consider recommendations, if any, made by the assigned probation officer.
7 AAC 52.415. Health inspection upon admission. <https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52.415> (a) A juvenile detention facility shall provide for the safekeeping, housing, care, and subsistence of those juveniles admitted 7 AAC 52.400<https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52.400>. However, if the admitting facility staff member finds the juvenile to be unconscious or in immediate need of medical attention, the admitting staff member shall advise the remanding or admitting party to contact responsible medical authority. The admission process may not be commenced until the admitting staff member is satisfied that the admittee has received medical attention. (b) During the admission process, the admitting staff member shall determine whether the admittee is in need of any medical attention by inspecting for obvious injuries or illnesses, and by inquiring about any medical problems or recent use of medication or unprescribed drugs. Juveniles who appear to be ill, injured, or incapacitated by alcohol, narcotics, or similar agents, but not in immediate need of medical attention, must be given medical attention as soon as practical. A written record must be kept of the admission interview and health inspection.
7 AAC 52.450. Secure confinement. <https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp#7.52.450> (a) When a juvenile's behavior necessitates placement in secure confinement for the safety of the juvenile or others, or to ensure the security of the facility, the juvenile may be so confined for a period of up to 24 hours. Secure confinement for periods of more than 24 hours must be reviewed every 24 hours by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee who was not involved in the incident necessitating that confinement. Secure confinement may be extended for additional periods if necessary for the safety of juveniles or others, or to ensure the safety of the facility. Secure confinement may not exceed five 24-hour periods. (b) A facility shall provide appropriate services and programs for high-risk juveniles who cannot control their assaultive behavior, who present a danger to themselves, or who are in constant danger of being victimized by other juveniles, thus requiring special management. The facility may, if the facility determines that it necessary, separate such juveniles from the general population to allow for individualized attention.
Relevant DJJ policies are attached.
3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled between your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical health and behavioral health.
DJJ has 10 healthcare contracts covering six facilities.
4. Records concerning your jurisdiction’s most recent application to Centre for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if applicable), and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether such a waiver applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles.
Alaska’s 1115 Renewal Application and signed application letter to CMS are attached and can also be found at https://health.alaska.gov/dbh/Pages/default.aspx, along with additional information. Alaska is not currently utilizing Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles while they are within a DJJ facility.
5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care delivery in your jurisdiction.
DJJ healthcare appropriation is funded at $1,488,600. In 2018, DJJ was awarded a federal mental health grant in the amount of $1,437,951. This grant closes in 09/2023 and to date DJJ has expended $1,230,989.08. DJJ intends to spend the remaining funds before the grant closes.
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Department Of Juvenile Justice
PRA Office
Suite 701
240 Main Street,P.O. Box 110635
Juneau, AK 99811-0635
June 7, 2023
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Alaska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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On May 23, 2023:
Subject: Alaska Public Records Act Request: Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice (Department Of Juvenile Justice)
To Whom It May Concern,
This is a request for records under your state public records law. I am requesting copies of public records regarding health and behavioural health service delivery in youth correctional facilities in your jurisdiction, to inform a comparative research project regarding health and mental health care delivery in juvenile detention facilities across the US. Specifically, I request information regarding the following:
1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are incarcerated within your jurisdiction.
2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of health and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within your jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement, medication management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge planning services, and other health and behavioral health related policies.
3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled between your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical health and behavioral health.
4. Records concerning your jurisdiction’s most recent application to Centre for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if applicable), and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether such a waiver applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles.
5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care delivery in your jurisdiction.
I request the records be provided electronically. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the administration of juvenile justice. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than allowed by statute, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies of the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
Tess Kelly
Fellow, Harvard FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights
Joshua Dankoff
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
617.338.1050
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
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PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 146142
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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From: Joshua Dankoff
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Tess Kelly
From: Joshua Dankoff
Hi,
One further question. You mention DJJ has 10 healthcare contracts covering six facilities, but I do not think you attached the contracts? Do you mind sending them through?
Thanks again!
Kind regards,
Tess Kelly
From: Department Of Juvenile Justice
Working to gather these now. Thanks for your patience.
Matt Davidson
Special Assistant / Legislative Liaison
Department of Family and Community Services
Alaska Pioneer Homes - Alaska Psychiatric Institute - Juvenile Justice - Office of Children's Services
(907)465-5808 desk
(907) 419-4343 cell
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From: Department Of Juvenile Justice
Attached are the contracts requested.
____________________________________________
Matt Davidson
Special Assistant to the Commissioner / Legislative Liaison
Department of Family and Community Services
matt.davidson@alaska.gov
(907)465-5808 desk
(907)419-4343 mobile
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We have the following:
CT 26-281 – MYC Dental
CT 26*276 – Dr. Rayess: Psychiatric services
CT 26*290 – Dr. Bryant MYC
CT 26*226 – Tina Pleasants – psychiatric JYC (just ended Dr. Rayess has picked up the services.)
CT 26*352 – Gerik Dental
CT 26*401 – All Season Family Health
CT 26*353 – Polar Wind Medical
CT 26*289 – Volunteers of America Alaska
CT 26*237 – Dr. Gilbert DDS
CT 26*235 – Rebecca Young
Department Of Juvenile Justice
PRA Office
Suite 701
240 Main Street,P.O. Box 110635
Juneau, AK 99811-0635
June 21, 2023
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Hi,
One further question. You mention DJJ has 10 healthcare contracts covering six facilities, but I do not think you attached the contracts? Do you mind sending them through?
Thanks again!
Kind regards,
Tess Kelly
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