(1) Definitions.
    (a) Institutional Classification Team (ICT) – refers to the team consisting of the warden or assistant warden, classification supervisor, chief of security, and other members as necessary when appointed by the warden or designated by rule. The ICT is responsible for making work, program, housing and inmate status decisions at a facility and for making other classification recommendations to the State Classification Office (SCO). At private facilities, the Department of Corrections representative is to be considered a fourth member of the ICT when reviewing all job/program assignment, transfer, and custody recommendations/decisions. If a majority decision by the ICT is not possible, the decision of the Department of Corrections representative is final.
    (b) State Classification Office (SCO) – refers to the office or office staff at the central office level that is responsible for the review of inmate classification decisions. Duties include approving, disapproving, or modifying ICT recommendations.
    (c) Elderly Offender – an inmate age 50 or older in a state correctional institution operated by the Department of Corrections or a state correctional facility operated by a private entity under contract with the Department of Management Services.
    (d) Geriatric Facility or Dorm – a facility or dorm within a facility authorized by Florida Statutes § 944.804, for generally healthy elderly offenders who can perform general work appropriate for their physical and mental condition.
    (e) Inmate Support Group – a group of inmates under the age of 50 who are needed to supplement the elderly inmate work assignments.
    (2) Placement criteria. The department does not house inmates solely based on age. Elderly inmates are housed consistent with their custody level and medical status. However, certain facilities may be designated to house or to care for elderly inmates. Inmates shall be recommended for placement at a geriatric facility or dorm through routine classification assignment.
Inmates shall meet the following criteria for placement in a geriatric facility or dorm:
    (a) Age 50 or older (other than inmate support group inmates);
    (b) Have not received any violent disciplinary reports within the last three years;
    (c) Are not otherwise deemed to be a security or disciplinary risk for placement; and
    (d) Are compatiable with the facility’s mission and profile.
Rulemaking Authority 944.09, 944.804 FS. Law Implemented 944.09, 944.804 FS. History-New 9-15-02, Amended 4-1-04, 12-29-10, 3-6-14.