Acronyms
NGRI
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
This privilege level allows you to be sent to a different unit or hospital, to a less restrictive setting.
Civil Transfer
Who puts together your privilege packets? Who writes them?
Your treatment team! This includes the psychiatrist, social worker, and psychologist.
Describe Risk Management Plans and how it relates to the NGRI process.
Risk Management Plans are the plan you agree to with every privilege increase. It is a set of rules that you agree to follow to make sure you are safe at the privilege level.
Define in your own words Conditional Release
Conditional Release is being discharged from the hospital with conditions for ongoing follow up and supervision with the CSB.
Forensic Review Panel
This privilege allows you to access different areas of the hospital with a staff escort.
Escorted Grounds
How often can you submit a written request for a privilege increase?
Once per 30 days (but keep in mind that your team still has to review and approve the request to move forward with it)
For ESCORTED grounds/community privileges, how close do you need to be to the staff?
Within 15 feet/line of sight at all times
Which committees/authorities review a request for Conditional Release?
Treatment team, IFPC, FRP, and the Court
IFPC
Internal Forensic Privileging Committee
This privilege allows you to access hospital grounds without a staff escort for limited periods of time.
Unescorted Grounds
What committees and authorities are involved in reviewing a privilege request?
Treatment team, IFPC, and FRP (at some privilege levels)
30 days of adherence with medications and groups
Your Conditional Release can be revoked by the Court and you can be ordered to return to a state hospital
CSB
Community Services Board
This privilege level allows you to go on outings outside the hospital grounds, with hospital staff present.
Escorted Community
What is the time frame looked at in discussing recent behavior or treatment issues?
The past 90 days
Risk Management Plans for which privilege levels include drug/alcohol testing on return from each pass?
Unescorted Community, not overnight
Unescorted Community, overnight up to 48 hours
How often does the CSB send updates to the court on how you're doing on Conditional Release?
Every 6 months
RMP
Risk Management Plan
These privilege levels allow you to go outside of the hospital grounds for day or overnight passes without hospital staff.
Unescorted Community (Not overnight and Overnight up to 48 hours)
Name 5 important items that are addressed in a Privilege Request packet.
Description of NGRI offense
Current privilege and how much you use it
Recent suspended, revoked privileges and why
Escape attempts
Recent behavioral issues (aggression, threatening)
Diagnoses and current medications
Medication adherence, refusals
Current mental status/active symptoms
Attendance and participation in groups
What will happen if you do not come back to the hospital from a community visit?
It will be considered an escape, police will be contacted, and you can be charged with a Class 6 Felony.
Name 5 important elements that are usually included in a Conditional Release Plan.
Case management
Psychiatry appointments
Must not use alcohol, THC, drugs
Individual therapy
Drug/alcohol screenings
Living situation
30-40 hours of structured activities