DOC 350.17(5) (5) Notification to qualified mental health professionals within 12 hours of placement of a potentially suicidal inmate on suicide watch. Assessment by a qualified mental health professional shall be completed as soon as practicable.

DOC 350.17(6) (6) Identification of qualified mental health professionals who are authorized to remove an inmate from a suicide watch status after an on-site face-to-face assessment.

DOC 350.17(7) (7) Frequency of communication between health care and jail personnel regarding the status of an inmate who is on suicide watch.

DOC 350.17(8) (8) Intervention protocol during an apparent suicide attempt, including life-sustaining measures.

DOC 350.17(9) (9) Identification of persons to be notified in case of attempted or completed suicides.

DOC 350.17(10) (10) Documentation of actions and decisions regarding inmates who are suicide risks, including all of the following:

DOC 350.17(10)(a) (a) Individual initiating the suicide watch.

DOC 350.17(10)(b) (b) Date and time watch was initiated.

DOC 350.17(10)(c) (c) Reason watch was initiated.

DOC 350.17(10)(d) (d) Name of supervisor contacted.

DOC 350.17(10)(e) (e) Date and time supervisor contacted.

DOC 350.17(10)(f) (f) Name, date, and time of referral to mental health professional.

DOC 350.17(10)(g) (g) Written documentation from the mental health professional removing an inmate from a suicide watch including name, date, and time.

DOC 350.17(11) (11) Implementation of 2 hours of annual documented staff training regarding suicide prevention and identification of risk factors.

DOC 350.17(12) (12) Access by staff to debriefing and support services.

DOC 350.17(13) (13) Implementation of an operational review following a suicide or significant suicide attempt.

DOC 350.17 History History: CR 13-038: cr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.

DOC 350.18 DOC 350.18 Security. The jail shall have policies and procedures relating to jail security, including all of the following components:

DOC 350.18(1) (1) Inmate supervision. The jail shall have a system providing for well-being checks of inmates. Policies and procedures shall provide that all inmates are personally observed by jail security staff at staggered intervals not to exceed the following:

DOC 350.18(1)(a) (a) 60 minutes.

DOC 350.18(1)(b) (b) 15 minutes for inmates housed on suicide watch.

DOC 350.18(2) (2) Supplemental observation. A video monitoring system may be used to supplement but not replace personal observations.

DOC 350.18(3) (3) Documentation. Each observation shall be documented.

DOC 350.18(4) (4) Inmate counts. Description of the system for physically counting inmates. Formal counts shall be completed and documented at least three times per day, with a minimum of one count per shift.

DOC 350.18(5) (5) Security inspections. Description of procedures for conducting and documenting facility and area searches.

DOC 350.18(6) (6) Inmate searches. Description of procedures for conducting and documenting inmate pat down, strip, and body cavity searches.

DOC 350.18(7) (7) Door and lock inspections. Monthly inspections shall be made to determine if all jail doors and locks within and to the secure perimeter of the facility are in good working order. Each inspection shall be documented.

DOC 350.18(8) (8) Key control. Control and use of jail keys, including all of the following:

DOC 350.18(8)(a) (a) All issued keys shall be inventoried and accounted for at shift change.