Current through Register 1527, August 2, 2024
Section 485.13 - Orientation(1) Volunteers shall be informed that the Department welcomes their suggestions regarding establishing policy and procedure related to volunteer programs and the process by which to make such contributions.(2) All persons who have been approved as volunteers shall participate in an orientation program which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a)103 CMR 131.00: News Media Relations;(b) 103 DOC 153: CORI Regulations;(c) 103 DOC 215: American Correctional Association Code of Ethics;(d) 103 DOC 225: Professional Boundaries Policy;(e) 103 DOC 237: Prevention and Elimination of Workplace Violence;(g)103 CMR 483.00: Visiting Procedures, including the dress code;(h) 103 DOC 519: Sexually Abusive Behavior Prevention and Intervention Policy;(i) Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA);(j) Emergency Procedures;(k) Conflict of Interest Acknowledgment of Receipt;(l) Rules and Regulations Governing All Employees of the Massachusetts Department of Correction.(3) All volunteers shall be held to the same rules, regulations and standards of propriety as employees of the Department of Correction.(4) The Institutional Volunteer Services Coordinator shall document completion of the orientation program in the designated volunteer database.(5) Volunteers shall sign both a release form and the rules agreement form prior to their initial entrance to the correctional institution. These forms shall be kept on file by the Institutional Volunteer Services Coordinator.(6) Permanent volunteers shall complete an annual re- certification process which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(a) Volunteer Training and Acknowledgment of PREA;(b) Standard Volunteer Renewal Form;(c) Conflict of Interest Acknowledgment of Receipt;(d) Emergency Personal Information;(e) Volunteer Recertification Quiz;(g) Review of Massachusetts Department of Correction Summary Rules for Volunteers.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1338, eff. 5/5/2017.