Minnesota Administrative Rules

2945.0530 STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.

Subpart 1.

Staffing plan.

The facility administrator shall prepare and retain a staffing plan indicating the personnel assigned to the facility and their duties. For the purposes of this part, a work day is considered an eight-hour shift.

Subp. 2.

Staff person in charge (mandatory).

There must be a designated staff person in charge of the facility. In the absence of the regular facility supervisor, a staff person must be designated in charge.

Subp. 3.

Condition of staff person on duty (mandatory).

No person may be detained without a staff person on duty, present in the facility, awake and alert at all times, and capable of responding to the reasonable needs of the prisoner.

Subp. 4.

Opposite sex policy (mandatory).

There must be a policy consistent with state statute that provides procedures to be followed by staff with regards to the types of supervision provided to prisoners of the opposite sex.

Subp. 5.

Assistance for dispatcher/custody staff person (mandatory).

In facilities that use the dispatcher/custody position as sole supervision, the dispatcher/custody staff person must be assisted on duty by another custody staff person when the jail population exceeds 15. This requirement applies only during shifts when prisoners are not in lockup status.

Subp. 6.

Reporting incidents and responding to emergencies (mandatory).

A combination of staff and physical plant resources shall provide the capability of responding to emergencies and the completion of incident reports on all special occurrences.

Subp. 7.

Ancillary functions.

Personnel must be provided to perform ancillary functions such as transportation or court functions such as transportation or court escort to the extent necessary to ensure security and supervision of prisoners.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 241.021

History:

17 SR 711

Published Electronically:

September 27, 2013