Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 231, Senate Bill 66 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall select a single validated risk assessment tool for adult offenders. This assessment tool shall be used by the following entities:(1) Municipal courts, when the particular court orders an assessment of an offender for sentencing or another purpose;(2) Common pleas courts, when the particular court orders an assessment of an offender for sentencing or another purpose;(3) County courts, when the particular court orders an assessment of an offender for sentencing or another purpose;(4) Municipal court departments of probation;(5) County departments of probation;(6) Probation departments established by two or more counties;(7) State and local correctional institutions;(8) Private correctional facilities;(9) Community-based correctional facilities;(10) The adult parole authority;(11) The parole board ; (12) The department of mental health and addiction services; (13) Halfway houses.(B) For each entity required to use the assessment tool, every employee of the entity who actually uses the tool shall be trained and certified by a health and addiction services; (13) Halfway houses.(B) For each entity required to use the assessment tool, every employee of the entity who actually uses the tool shall be trained and certified by a trainer who is certified by the department. Each entity utilizing the assessment tool shall develop policies and protocols regarding all of the following activities:(1) Application and integration of the assessment tool into operations, supervision, and case planning;(2) Administrative oversight of the use of the assessment tool;(3) Staff training;(4) Quality assurance;(5) Data collection and sharing as described under section 5120.115 of the Revised Code.
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