Sec. 12.12.27.05. Evaluation Process

A. The evaluation team shall examine the referred inmate at either a Division facility or at the Institution. The Director shall select the location for the examination.

B. The evaluation team shall meet at the Institution to determine whether the Division inmate is a Patuxent youth according to the criteria in Correctional Services Article, §4-401(i), Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulation .06 of this chapter.

C. If the examination is to be conducted at a Division facility, the following records needed by the evaluation team are assembled by the Division:

(1) Documents from the base file as follows:

(a) A copy of the commitment order,

(b) The admission summary,

(c) A copy of the sentencing guidelines,

(d) Presentence investigation reports, parole reports, probation reports, and other reports that have been prepared concerning the inmate, or documentation that none exists,

(e) Police reports and other relevant information concerning the crime for which the inmate was most recently convicted and the sentence imposed upon that conviction,

(f) The State's version of the crime,

(g) Prior criminal and juvenile history and all relevant records concerning it,

(h) The disciplinary record, and

(i) Correspondence from judges relating to their referral and recommendation of an inmate to the Institution;

(2) School records;

(3) The inmate's prior medical history, including the inmate's medical file and relevant medical and hospital records and reports;

(4) The inmate's prior mental health history which includes:

(a) The inmate's psychological file,

(b) Previous psychological or psychiatric evaluations,

(c) Record of psychiatric medications,

(d) Progress notes, and

(e) Records of previous psychiatric, drug abuse, or alcohol abuse treatment; and

(5) Other relevant information, records, and reports concerning the inmate's social, physical, or mental condition and history.

D. If the examination is to be conducted at the Institution, the Division shall ensure that the records specified in §C of this regulation accompany the Division inmate to the Institution.

E. The evaluation team shall be provided the work space and resources necessary to carry out the examination.

F. After its review, the evaluation team shall develop a list of inmates in the following categories:

(1) Patuxent youth who may be admitted to the Institution when Program vacancies occur; or

(2) Non-Patuxent youth who may not be admitted to the Institution.

G. The evaluation team shall deliver a report to the Director recommending whether the inmate is a Patuxent youth or a non-Patuxent youth. The report shall support the team's findings with respect to the criteria set forth in Correctional Services Article, §4-401(i), Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulation .06 of this chapter.