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1 1 Section 1. Section 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph d,
1 2 Code Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 d. Establish and maintain acceptable standards of
1 4 treatment, training, education, and rehabilitation in the
1 5 various state penal and corrective institutions which shall
1 6 include habilitative services and treatment for offenders with
1 7 mental retardation. For the purposes of this paragraph,
1 8 "habilitative services and treatment" means medical, mental
1 9 health, social, educational, counseling, and other services
1 10 which will assist a person with mental retardation to become
1 11 self-reliant. However, the director may also provide
1 12 rehabilitative treatment and services to other persons who
1 13 require the services. The director shall identify all
1 14 individuals entering the correctional system who are persons
1 15 with mental retardation, as defined in section 222.2,
1 16 subsection 4. Identification shall be made by a qualified
1 17 professional in the area of mental retardation. In assigning
1 18 an offender with mental retardation, or an offender with an
1 19 inadequately developed intelligence or with impaired mental
1 20 abilities, to a correctional facility, the director shall
1 21 consider both the program needs and the security needs of the
1 22 offender. The director shall consult with the department of
1 23 human services in providing habilitative services and
1 24 treatment to offenders with mental illness or mental
1 25 retardation. The director may enter into agreements with the
1 26 department of human services to utilize mental health
1 27 institutions and share staff and resources for purposes of
1 28 providing habilitative and treatment services, as well as
1 29 providing other special needs programming.
1 30 EXPLANATION
1 31 This bill amends Code section 904.108, which specifies the
1 32 duties and powers of the director of the department of
1 33 corrections, to provide that the director is authorized to
1 34 enter into agreements to utilize mental health institutions
1 35 and share department of human services' staff in order to
2 1 provide habilitative and treatment services and other special
2 2 needs programs for inmates in the corrections institutions.
2 3 LSB 4347SC 77
2 4 lh/jw/5
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