BOP Program Statement 6340.04 § 6

Services are under the direction of the BOP Chief Psychiatrist.

The Medical Director gives privileges to and supervises the BOP

Chief Psychiatrist.

Psychiatric services are delivered at PRCs and non-PRC

institutions through the services of staff and

contract/consultant psychiatrists, other mental health care

providers and allied health professionals.

a. PRCs. The Medical Director will designate the PRC’s

mission. PRCs provide a full range of psychiatric diagnostic and

treatment services consistent with their missions.

! Psychiatric services at PRCs will be under the

direction of the institution Chief of Psychiatry. Each

Chief of Psychiatry will have a documented external

peer review at least every two years.

! PRCs will seek and maintain accreditation by the Joint

Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare

Organizations (JCAHO) under the appropriate behavioral

health standards.

! PRCs will maintain accreditation by the American

Correctional Association (ACA) in accordance with the

missions the Medical Director assigned.

! Each PRC will establish an organizational plan designed

to meet the needs of both the institution and the

Bureau. The plan is subject to the Medical Director’s

approval.

b. Other Institutions. Ordinarily, psychiatric services at

institutions other than PRCs will be under the Clinical

Director’s direction. When such institutions have more than one

psychiatrist on staff, the Warden may select a Chief of

Psychiatry with the Medical Director’s approval.

P6340.01

1/15/2005

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! It is recommended that each institution not having a

full-time psychiatrist or regular access to

tele-psychiatry, contract for psychiatric services.

! Inmates with severe mental illness or who are severely

developmentally disabled, will receive a mental health

evaluation and, where appropriate, will be referred for

placement in a facility or unit specifically designated

for managing this type of individual.