(a) If the grievant is transferred from a secure facility to another OCFS facility prior to the resolution of a grievance, the grievance coordinator shall forward the grievance decision upon completion to the receiving facility director, or person acting in that capacity, and the grievant.

(b) If the grievant is released from a secure facility and the grievance is applicable only to the grievant, the grievance shall be forwarded to the facility director for a determination as to whether the subject of the grievance requires corrective action.

(c) If the grievance is applicable to any other resident, the facility director, or person acting in that capacity, shall be required to complete the grievance process and to render a decision. If the facility director or person acting in that capacity denies such grievance, the facility director, or person acting in that capacity, shall forward the grievance to the Deputy Commissioner of Rehabilitative Services, or designee, for a final decision.