Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 5120:1-14-04 | Screening standards.

                                                
Screening standards shall at a minimum provide for
		the following:
(A) A referral procedure for use by the
		  sentencing court or legal entity for referral or commitment to the facility and
		  program. The referral procedure shall include but is not limited
		  to:
(1) A procedure for
			 receiving notification from the sentencing court of all felony offenders whom
			 have been sentenced.
(2) A procedure for
			 receiving a presentence investigation report from the court or its probation
			 department. Per section 2951.03 of the Revised Code, the presentence
			 investigation report shall include but is not limited to the
			 following:
(a) Present offense;
(b) Criminal record;
(c) Social history;
(d) Present condition of the defendant.
(B) A procedure for processing referred
		  cases which includes at a minimum the following:
(1) Establishment of a
			 case record upon receipt of notification of a referral from the sentencing
			 court or legal entity.
(2) Determination of
			 offender eligibility, per division (E) of section 2301.52 of the Revised Code
			 and those who may be excluded under the admission criteria specified in rule
			 5120:1-14-09 of the Administrative Code or by screening standards adopted by
			 facility governing boards.
(3) A screening process
			 to be applied to each eligible felony offender sentenced by the court or legal
			 entity and referred to the program, which at a minimum must
			 include:
(a) Information from the probation department, police
				authorities, criminal justice and social agencies that have had previous
				contact with the offender. Review of prior juvenile and adult records contained
				in the presentence investigation report.
(b) The screening report for each felony offender referred by the
				court or legal entity shall include but is not limited to the following
				areas:
(i) Present
				  offense;
(ii) Prior offenses and
				  pending offenses;
(iii) Family
				  relationships;
(iv) Education;
(v) Employment;
(vi) Health;
(vii) Drug/alcohol
				  history;
(viii) Military;
(ix) Goals of offender;
(x) Identification of
				  other agency contact;
(xi) A summary of the
				  screening report must be placed in the case record.
(c) In addition, the screening process shall provide to the
				offender a description of the community-based correctional facility and its
				program.
(C) A procedure for presenting the written recommendation to the
		  courts and legal entities it serves.


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