1. (a) SPU residents shall be those who are so classified pursuant to RSA 622:40-48, RSA 171-B:2, RSA 135:17-a, I and II, RSA 135-C:34, RSA 651:8-b, RSA 651:9-a, RSA 651:11-a, RSA 623:1, or RSA 135-E:4 and RSA 135-E:11 and are committed or transferred to an environment which provides for the safety and security of the public, the staff, and those committed.
2. (b) SPU residents shall be under supervision at all times when not in their rooms.
3. (c) SPU residents, when outside the boundaries of the SPU, shall be supervised to ensure the safety and security of the public, the staff, and the residents.
4. (d) Residents whose behavior and mental condition permit shall be fed in a communal dining area.
5. (e) If a resident is disruptive, assaultive, violent, or dangerous within the constraints of the secure psychiatric unit and has demonstrated a propensity to throw his or her food or to use utensils as weapons, he or she shall be denied the utensils and wholesome and nutritious sandwiches or finger food shall be substituted for the regular food.
6. (f) SPU residents whose behavior and mental condition permit shall have in their possession in their rooms appropriate allowable property as detailed in the SPU handbook.
7. (g) The SPU shall be a 24-hour forensic treatment facility and the residents housed within shall be provided with the services of a psychiatrist, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or an on-call physician, and 24-hour nursing coverage.
8. (h) Therapeutic recreational opportunities shall be offered to SPU residents if clinically indicated;
9. (i) SPU residents shall be provided the opportunity for religious counseling by ministers, priests, rabbis, or other religious representatives of organized faiths on a regular basis.
10. (j) SPU residents shall be provided the opportunity to participate in educational and vocational programs as clinically able.
11. (k) SPU residents shall have the opportunity to work when their level of functioning permits, consistent with security.
12. (l) SPU residents shall be provided access to law library materials and access to regular library materials. Books being transferred into the SPU shall be carefully searched to preclude the introduction of contraband through library materials.
13. (m) Property taken from a resident shall be accounted for by the SPU property officer. A receipt shall be made for any property removed from the possession of any resident, and the resident shall be furnished a copy of the receipt.
14. (n) SPU residents shall be provided a weekly opportunity to list items they desire from the canteen. A list shall be provided to residents reflecting the items available to them from the canteen. If a resident has the money to pay for the items listed by that resident, and subject to a security screening of the items, they shall be picked up by staff and delivered to the resident.
15. (o) SPU residents using the day rooms shall be afforded use of tablets for making pre-paid calls.
16. (p) SPU residents shall be afforded the opportunity to consult with their attorneys.
17. (q) SPU residents not under visiting restriction shall be allowed social visits to be conducted during scheduled visiting hours in a supervised visiting area provided in the SPU.
18. (r) Residents admitted to the SPU shall be photographed and fingerprinted for the purpose of positive identification.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Cor 500) #12793, eff 5-25-19