201—45.1(906) Administration.
	45.1(1) Supervision. Persons committed to the director of the department of corrections and granted parole by the Iowa board of parole shall be supervised by the judicial district departments of correctional services. The district departments shall impose conditions of parole as established and approved by the board of parole.
	45.1(2) Effective date/parole agreement.
	a. 	Parole is effective only upon the acceptance of the terms of parole as evidenced by the signing of the standard parole agreement form by the parolee before a district department employee. The parole agreement shall be issued only upon the written order of the board of parole and shall not be issued prior to the establishment of an approved parole plan. The parolee may not be released on parole prior to the execution of the parole agreement. The parole agreement shall contain the conditions of parole and shall contain the parolee’s reporting instructions.
	b. 	Districts shall have statewide approved written policies and procedures which ensure the use of the statewide case management system. Districts will use the statewide approved and validated risk/needs instrument that assesses and addresses client risk, criminogenic needs and protective factors in an effort to mitigate the probability for future violence, criminal behavior and victimization. By stratifying risk using the risk-need-responsivity model, districts will focus the majority of their resources on clients who pose a greater risk to reoffend ensuring that all moderate-high risk clients receive evidence-based case planning and case management using the risk-need-responsivity model and core correctional practices to include: ongoing risk needs assessment, case plan follow-up and documentation, transfer of records, staff training, and continuous quality improvement.
	c. 	The district department shall have written policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of parole services which are consistent with statewide policy and expectations.
	45.1(3) Earned and honor time. Earned and honor time shall be awarded in accordance with department of corrections policy.
	45.1(4) Furlough. Parolees may be granted a community placement furlough to their prospective parole area upon request by the assigned supervising parole officer pursuant to 201—subparagraph 20.12(5)“b”(2). The district departments shall have written policy and procedures on furloughs.
	45.1(5) Parole release funds. Clients approved for parole will receive clothing or a clothing allowance, money and transportation in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code section 906.9.
	45.1(6) Medical services. The district department shall have written policies and procedures which govern the medical care of parolees in case of emergencies, sudden illnesses, accidents, or death.
	45.1(7) Pharmaceuticals. Except in an emergency pursuant to Iowa Code section 613.17, the district department personnel shall not administer or dispense any prescription drugs, including antabuse, to parolees.
	45.1(8) Grievance procedure. The district department shall have a written grievance procedure for all parolees which shall include the method by which all parolees are notified of the procedure.
[ARC 9097B, IAB 9/22/10, effective 10/27/10; ARC 3929C, IAB 8/1/18, effective 9/5/18; see Delay note at end of chapter; ARC 4152C, IAB 12/5/18, effective 11/14/18; ARC 7006C, IAB 5/3/23, effective 6/7/23]