BOP Program Statement 5332.01 § 5

a. Health Services Screening.

§ 552.41 Program procedures.

(c) Identification of at risk inmates.

(1) Medical staff are to screen a newly admitted inmate for signs that the inmate is at risk for

suicide. Ordinarily, this screening is to take place within twenty-four hours of the inmate's

admission to the institution.

In accordance with the Program Statement Patient Care, Health Services clinical staff conduct

an initial assessment of each newly committed inmate upon their arrival at an institution. This

screening is to determine, in part, urgent mental health care needs. Inmates with perceived

urgent mental health care needs, including but not limited to current risk for suicide, are referred

to Psychology Services immediately. If this occurs after hours and it involves risk for suicide,

contact the Operations Lieutenant, initiate a suicide watch, and contact the on-call psychologist.

For all other acute mental health concerns, contact and consult with the on-call psychologist.

b. Pretrial and Presentence Detainees. Per the Program Statement Psychology Services

Manual, inmates arriving at pre-trial facilities (e.g., Metropolitan Correctional Center [MCC]) or

institutions with similar missions, are required to complete the BP-A0519, Psychology Services

Inmate Questionnaire form, or PSIQ, within 24 hours of arrival. This form will be completed in

R&D upon arrival in conjunction with the initial Health Services screening and social screening.

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c. Per the Program Statement Intake Screening, a social screening is required to be conducted

immediately upon each inmate’s arrival to determine, in part, the emotional condition of the

inmate. Ordinarily, the social screening is conducted by a staff member from Unit Management.

However, the Warden may designate other staff who have been trained in intake screening,

particularly Correctional Services staff, to conduct interviews of inmates arriving outside of

regular business hours. The staff member conducting the social screening reviews the completed

PSIQ to determine if the inmate has answered “yes” to item #7, “Are you thinking of harming or

killing yourself now?” If the answer to item #7 is “yes,” the staff member will notify Psychology

Services immediately via telephonic communication or in person. Email or voicemail/other

telephonic message notification for this is never acceptable.

After reviewing PSIQs, the staff member completing social screenings leaves the PSIQs in a

secure, mutually agreed-upon location for retrieval by Psychology Services.