004.03.1-829. Prenatal Care/Pregnant Inmates/Residents
AR ADC 004.03.1-829Arkansas Administrative Code
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-829
Formerly cited as AR ADC 004.00.2-829
004.03.1-829. Prenatal Care/Pregnant Inmates/Residents
The Board of Correction and Community Punishment (BCCP) is vested with the authority to promulgate administrative rules by Ark. Code Ann. ยงยง 12-27-105, 16-93-1203 and 16-93-1205.
Department of Correction (DOC and Department of Community Punishment (DCP) inmates/residents and employees.
B. It is the policy of the Board of Correction and Community Punishment to ensure that pregnant inmates/residents who enter the Department of Correction and the Department of Community Punishment are provided appropriate and timely counseling in planning for the custody of their unborn children and to ensure, to the extent possible, through cooperation with the Department of Human Services and other agencies, that procedures for placement of the children are in the best interest of the child.
The Department of Correction and the Department of Community Punishment shall establish procedures for implementing these policies by appropriate Administrative Directives.
American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards for Adult Correctional Facilities, 3rd Edition, 3-4387;
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Prison Standard #51, #55 and #58;
ACA Standards for Adult Community Residential Services, 3rd Edition, 3-ACRS-4E-23.
Credits
Eff. Aug. 1, 2000.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-829, AR ADC 004.03.1-829
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