Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice (Department of Corrections)

Joshua Dankoff filed this request with the Department of Corrections of Minnesota.
Multi Request Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice
Submitted May 23, 2023
Status
Completed

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From: Joshua Dankoff

Subject: Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Request: Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice (Department of Corrections)

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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: Department of Corrections

Subject: None

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Regarding the second question, all policies – with procedures to be followed – are available online on the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ website at: Policy Manual Home Page (mn.gov). All the policies on that site are pdf documents.

To make it easier to find policies which are the most relevant to the care of juveniles, here is a list of those policies which most clearly focus on the health and behavior health of juveniles, any restricted confinement of juveniles and applicable sanctions, intake and discharge procedures, and other related policies. Because critical to behavioral health, some policies on education and property allowances are also listed here. Again, all of these can be accessed as pdfs on the public policy site linked above. That site will allow you to locate other policies that might be of interest, as well as updated versions of these policies when those are made effective.

103.007 Juvenile Facility Staffing Plans
106.110 Juvenile Adjustment Reviews
106.111 Juvenile Facility Reviews
106.140 Juvenile Hearings
201.110 Juvenile Probation Supervision
202.041 Juvenile Facility Admissions
202.050 Offender/Resident Orientation
203.011 Case Management Process – Juveniles
203.015 Offender/Resident Risk Assessments
203.0151 Cognitive Behavioral Programming
203.2001 Juvenile Conditional Medical Leave
203.225 Emergency Notification – Offender/Resident Hospitalization
203.250 Modifications for Offenders/Residents with Disabilities
204.020 Youthful Offenders in Adult Facilities
204.041 Education - Juvenile Facilities – MCF-Red Wing
204.043 Wellness Program for Juvenile Residents
204.046 Library – Juvenile Facilities
204.070 American Indian Counseling Programs
204.081 Recreation – Juvenile Facilities
205.050 Juvenile Offender Parole
205.230 Correctional Facility Offender/Resident Drug and Alcohol Testing
206.021 Interstate Compact – Juvenile Community Supervision
301.070 Lockups
301.079 Juvenile Restrictive Procedures
301.086 Secured Units – Juvenile Facilities
301.110 Security Threat Groups
302.121 Reporting Maltreatment - Juvenile Facilities
302.260 Juvenile Resident Property
302.300 Spiritual Care
302.310 Use of Tobacco for American Indian Ceremonies
303.015 Informal Sanctions
303.020 Offender/Resident Dress/Linen Exchange/Hygiene/Hair Care
303.025 Offender/Resident Housing Conditions and Expectations
303.095 Juvenile Grievance Procedure
500.010 Health Services
500.050 Health Screenings and Full Health Appraisals
500.052 Chronic Disease Management Program
500.055 Dental Services
500.1261 Health Care for Juvenile Residents and Youthful Offenders
500.200 Management of Medications
500.206 Controlled Medications
500.250 Offender Sick Call
500.300 Mental Health Observation
500.302 Mental Health Continuity of Care
500.303 Mental Health Assessment
500.306 Suicide and Self-Injury Prevention
500.309 Behavioral Health Services - Sexual Abuse/Harassment
500.400 Dietitian Services
500.500 Management of Infectious Diseases
500.520 Tuberculosis Prevention and Control for Offenders
500.540 Health Education and Disease Prevention
500.610 Intoxication/Withdrawal
500.700 Health Services Quality Assurance Program

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