1. (a) The Interdisciplinary Support Team (IDST) is a multiple member team at institutions to assist incarcerated persons in the DDP. The IDST reviews and determines program needs of incarcerated persons in the DDP.

2. (b) The IDST is comprised of clinical, classification, custodial, and education staff. It must include, at a minimum, the following staff:

   1. (1) The incarcerated person's assigned CC I.
   2. (2) A Mental Health Clinician, or clinical staff assigned to monitor the incarcerated person's adaptive support needs.

   3. (3) The Facility Captain or their designee.

      1. (A) The correctional officer assigned to monitor the incarcerated person's daily activities, and educational and work staff, shall participate as an IDST member when requested by the committee.

3. (c) The IDST shall review and determine the incarcerated person's classification, custody, and program. Additionally, the IDST shall review the incarcerated person's adaptive support services, as indicated on the incarcerated person's automated CDCR Form 128C-2 (Rev. 09/24), Developmental Disability Program Adaptive Supports Screening Results, located within SOMS and incorporated by reference, to ensure the provision of adaptive support services, as indicated.

   1. (1) With the exception of the initial IDST review, the IDST shall query the incarcerated person to confirm that departmental staff are offering, providing, or assisting with adaptive support services, as indicated on the incarcerated person's automated CDCR Form 128C-2, and make recommendations to clinical staff, custody staff, or both, to address any identified gaps, including but not limited to modifying adaptive support services commensurate to the incarcerated person's current level of adaptive functioning, changes to the incarcerated person's DDP designation, or both, as appropriate.
   2. (2) The initial IDST review after an incarcerated person's arrival at an institution or after a DDP designation change, shall inform the incarcerated person that institutional staff will provide prescribed adaptive support services at the institution where the incarcerated person is located.
   3. (3) If the DDP designation changes, but the incarcerated person is not transferred, the IDST shall inform the incarcerated person that institutional staff will provide the newly prescribed adaptive supports. The IDST shall also query the incarcerated person to determine if staff are offering or providing assistance with adaptive supports that remain on the automated CDCR Form 128C-2.

4. (d) The initial IDST review shall be completed within 14 working days of the incarcerated person's arrival at an institution and within 14 working days after a DDP designation change. The IDST shall act as the Institution Classification Committee, Unit Classification Committee, or both, for routine reviews of incarcerated persons in the DDP, as outlined in subsections 3369.11(d)(1)(A) through (d)(1)(C) below.

   1. (1) The IDST shall conduct routine reviews based on the incarcerated person's DDP designation and individual needs, at the following frequency:

      1. (A) DD1: annually.
      2. (B) DD2: every six months.
      3. (C) DD3: every three months.
5. (e) The IDST may review a DDP case more frequently, if needed.

6. (f) All decisions, actions, and recommendations by the IDST shall be documented on the automated Classification Committee Chrono (Rev. 05/19), incorporated by reference.

   1. (1) The names of participants in the IDST shall also be included on the automated Classification Committee Chrono.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code; and Clark v California (2002) USDC-ND (No. C-96-1486-CRB).

History

1. New section filed 6-3-2025; operative 10-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 23).