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20 <br /> RECOMMENDATION : SCOPE AND FUNCTION (CRIMINAL JUSTICE) <br /> On-site LE personnel to maintain facility security. <br /> Locked, secure facility space available. <br /> On-site security personnel to maintain safe environment and provide readily available transportation for patients in custody, act as courier <br /> for IVC and other court paperwork to and from Facility. <br /> On-site presence (or video conference link) for criminal justice stakeholders (e.g., Magistrate, District Attorney, Public Defender, <br /> courts/judges, clinical social worker). <br /> On-site security to temporarily board patients who are in custody (e.g., transfers from jail). <br /> FIT (Formally Incarcerated Transitions) program liaison. <br /> Readily available transportation for IVC patients. Recommend hybrid model based on assessed need of patient to include private car, <br /> ambulance, or law enforcement. <br /> • Clinical assessment services for Magistrate & court processes. <br /> • Clinical services for individuals who are in custody (temporary transfers from detention facility) or awaiting other court processing/hearing. <br /> • No refusal admission for law enforcement and emergency medical services (24/7/365) including individuals who are agitated or under an <br /> IVC order. <br /> 18 <br />