SOP 508.18-att-1: Mental Health Evaluation for Disciplinary Action

Division:
Mental Health Services
Effective Date:
August 31, 2023
Reference Code:
VG34-0001
Topic Area:
508 Policy - MH Administration/Staff/Certification
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Length:
209 words

Summary

This form is used by mental health evaluators to assess whether an offender is competent to participate in disciplinary investigations and hearings, and to identify any mitigating mental health circumstances related to the alleged rule violation. The evaluation is completed by mental health staff and provided to the Disciplinary Hearing Officer to inform disciplinary decisions. The form documents the evaluator's clinical findings and recommendations regarding the offender's mental health status as it relates to their disciplinary case.

Key Topics

  • mental health evaluation
  • disciplinary action
  • competency to proceed
  • mitigating circumstances
  • mental health status
  • disciplinary hearing
  • mental health assessment
  • offender mental health
  • disciplinary investigation
  • clinical evaluation

Full Text

SOP 508.18
Attachment 1

8/31/23

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Institution: ___________________________________

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Name: ______________________________________

"Mental Health Evaluation for Disciplinary Action" ID#: ________________________________________

DOB: _______________________________________

Race: __________________ Sex: _________________

Mental Health Offender's Disciplinary Report Dated: ______________ Disciplinary Report Number: ________________

I. A review of the Disciplinary Report and the offender's mental health status indicates the following:

______ The offender is competent to proceed with the disciplinary investigation and hearing.

______ The offender is not competent to proceed with the disciplinary investigation and hearing.

II. A review of the circumstances surrounding the infraction and the offender mental status indicate the
following.

______ There are no mitigating Mental Health circumstances surrounding the offender's violation
of institution/department rules.

______ There are mitigating Mental Health circumstances surrounding the offender's violation of
institution/department rules.

Mitigating Mental Health circumstances or sanctions to be considered by the Disciplinary Hearing Officer are listed
below:
______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________ __________________________
Mental Health Evaluator/Title Date

________________________________________________________ _____________________________
Mental Health Clinical Supervisor/Title Date

_________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Hearing Officer Signature Date

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Retention Schedule: Original completed form shall be given to the Disciplinary Hearing Officer. A copy shall be placed in the offender’s mental health file (section 4).
At the end of the offender’s need for mental health services and/or sentence, the mental health file shall be placed within the offender’s health record and retained for 10
years.

Attachments (2)

  1. Mental Health Evaluation for Disciplinary Action (209 words)
  2. Mental Health Evaluation Following Disciplinary Action (179 words)
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