All prisoner health care records are the property of The State of Alaska. The information contained in the record is confidential in nature and will not be released outside the Department without the specific approval of the individual concerned, utilizing a properly executed Authorization for Release of Personal Health Care Information in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
The completed form should be mailed to:
Alaska Department of Corrections Health Information Services
Anchorage Correctional Complex East
1400 East 4th Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone: 907-269-4245
Fax:
907-269-4244
doc.medical-records@alaska.gov
NOTE: All facilities have a 24-hour Physician On-Call system for additional support.
Anvil Mountain Correctional Center, Nome (AMCC)
- Contract medical services
- 10 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic, CRC
Anchorage Correctional Complex
- .5 physician
- 2 FT health practitioners
- 24 hour nursing for ACCE
- 18 hour nursing coverage for ACCW
- 5 medical units: Booking, Medical Segregation, ACCE Medical Clinic, ACCW Medical Clinic, CRC
Fairbanks Correctional Center (FCC)
- 1 FT health practitioner
- 18 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic, CRC
Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, Eagle River (HMCC)
- 1 FT health practitioner
- .25 physician
- 18 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic
Ketchikan Correctional Center (KCC)
- Contract medical services
- 10 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic
Lemon Creek Correctional Center, Juneau (LCCC)
- Contract medical services
- 16 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic, CRC
Mat Su Pretrial (MSPT)
- .25 health practitioner
- 10 hour nursing coverage
Palmer Correctional Center (PCC)
- .75 health practitioner
- 18 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic
Pt McKenzie Work Farm
- 7.5 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic
Spring Creek Correctional Center, Seward (SCCC)
- 1 FT health practitioner
- 21 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic
Wildwood Correctional Center, Kenai (WCC)
- .75 health practitioner
- 20 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic
Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center, Bethel (YKCC)
- .75 health practitioner
- 10 hour nursing coverage
- Medical clinic, CRC
Anchorage Correctional Complex East (ACC-E)
- On-site 0.5 time psychiatrist
- 3 FT clinicians (1 MHCIII, 2 MHCIIs) providing assessments, crisis intervention, release planning, groups for open population
- 1 FT contract discharge planner coordinating community services for mentally ill offenders with quick releases back into the community
Anchorage Correctional Complex West (ACC-W)
- 24-hour, 28-bed in-patient acute care psychiatric unit for men
- 24-hour, 32-bed sub-acute care treatment unit for men
- On-site 0.5 time psychiatrist; 0.5 time psychiatric advanced nurse practitioner
- 4 FT clinicians (1 MHCIII, 2 MHCII, 1 PCII) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment &; release planning, individual counseling and groups for acute care psychiatric unit.
- 2 FT clinicians (1 MHCIII, 1 MHCII) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment & release planning for the sub-acute care unit as well as for open population & segregation.
- 0.5 time dual diagnosis psychological counselor providing screening, assessments, treatment & release planning for acute care psychiatric unit.
- 24-hour psychiatric nursing (6 FTEs)
Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, Eagle River (HMCC)
- 24-hour, 15-bed in-patient acute care psychiatric unit for women.
- 20-bed sub-acute care special needs house for women
- On-site 0.5 time psychiatrist; 0.5 time psychiatric advanced nurse practitioner
- 3 FT clinicians (1 MHCIII, 2 MHCIIs) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment & release planning, individual counseling and groups for acute care psychiatric unit, sub-acute unit, segregation & open population.
- � time dual diagnosis psychological counselor providing screening, assessments, treatment & release planning for acute care psychiatric unit and sub-acute unit.
- 24-hour psychiatric nursing (5 FTEs)
Spring Creek Correctional Center, Seward (SCCC)
- 60-bed sub-acute care special needs house for men
- 4 FT clinicians (1 MHCIII, 2 MHCIIs, 1 PCII) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment & release planning and groups for sub-acute unit, open population and segregation.
- 1 contracted substance abuse counselor
- Telepsychiatry
Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) & Mat Su Pretrial (MSPT)
- 30-bed sub-acute care special needs house for men
- PT psychiatric advanced nurse practitioner
- 2 FT clinicians (1 MHCIII, 1 MHCII) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment & release planning and groups for sub-acute unit, open population & segregation.
Anvil Mountain Correctional Center, Nome (AMCC)
- Contract with local community mental health center to provide assessments, crisis intervention and ongoing mental health treatment when necessary.
- Telepsychiatry
Fairbanks Correctional Center (FCC)
- 1 FT clinician (MHCIII) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment & release planning and groups for open population & segregation.
- Telepsychiatry
Ketchikan Correctional Center (KCC)
- Contract with local community mental health center to provide assessments, crisis intervention and ongoing mental health treatment when necessary.
- Telepsychiatry
Lemon Creek Correctional Center, Juneau (LCCC)
- 1 FT clinician (MHCIII) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment & release planning and groups for open population and segregation.
- Telepsychiatry
Wildwood Correctional Center, Kenai (WCC)
- 2 FT clinicians (2 MHCIIIs) providing assessments, crisis intervention, treatment & release planning and groups for open population and segregation.
- Telepsychiatry
Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center, Bethel (YKCC)
- 1 PT clinician (MHCII) to provide assessments, crisis intervention and ongoing mental health treatment when necessary.
- Telepsychiatry
The Alaska Department of Corrections uses the Containment Supervision Model for management of sex offenders. The Containment Model is the best practice for the supervision of sex offenders and the most successful at reducing sex crime recidivism. The Containment Model uses specially trained probation/parole officers, polygraph testing and focused cognitive-behavioral sex offender treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapy is an evidence-based structured approach to treatment which promotes prosocial behavior and challenges negative or deviant thought patterns in order to alter unwanted behavior patterns.
A sex offender is a person who is convicted of one or more of Alaska's laws relating to sexual behavior. Charges range from felony to misdemeanor and include offenders convicted of sexual offenses in other states but residing in Alaska.
- On-going audits of sex offender cases under DOC supervision. Audits assure "best practices" are appropriately focused on risk.
- Regular face-to-face contacts
- Specialized officers and surveillance
- Supplemental Surveillance Program at specific sites to determine compliance with supervision
- Unannounced home visits
- Close coordination with treatment and criminal justice agencies
- Regular case staffing with service professionals involved with the offender
- Small caseloads are maintained where resources allow.
- Sex offender risk assessment tools tied to supervision plans that are designed to reduce the incidence of reoffending and the associated level of harm.
- On-going assessment of staff training needs are identified using emerging knowledge about effective practices in addressing sex offending behavior.
- Home and vehicle search of offender
- Rapid response to violation behavior
- Restriction of movement
- Screening of sex offenders requesting interstate transfer to Alaska
- Treatment provider is an integral part of the continuum of the criminal justice system.
- Treatment providers require admission of guilt and the offender is held accountable for sexually deviant behavior.
- Relapse prevention plan
- Teach offenders cognitive behavioral skills
- Interagency collaboration among criminal justice agencies and universal release of information
- Community notification
- Sex offender registration through Public Safety
- Victim awareness
1 FT clinician (MHCIII) oversees release planning for mentally ill offenders returning to the community through four DOC release programs. All programs coordinate referral and community based treatment for individuals released back into the community from a correctional facility. All program participants must meet diagnostic criteria and require the approval of project staff for entry.
Institutional Discharge Project Plus (IDP+)
2 FT clinicians (MHCII) & 2 FT Mental Health Probation Officers provide legal and clinical supervision to up to 90 mentally ill felons released on parole/probation in Anchorage
- Must be released on felony probation or parole in Anchorage.
- Must have a psychotic disorder.
- Treatment plan and monitoring coordinated by DOC IDP+ Coordinator working with community agencies and DOC mental health probation officers.
Jail Alternative Services (JAS)
2 FT clinicians (MHCIIs) provide clinical supervision to up to 60 mentally ill misdemeanants released to court ordered community treatment in Anchorage
- Voluntary Program, post charge, but can be in or out of custody to be considered.
- Must agree to sentencing in the Mental Health Court and follow treatment recommendations.
- Must have a psychotic disorder, or serious mental illness or organic impairment to be eligible.
- Treatment plan and compliance with court conditions is monitored by DOC JAS Case Coordinators working with community-based agencies, defense attorney, prosecution and Judge.
- Participants appear in court for regular status hearings.
APIC Reentry Initiative (Assess, Plan, Identify, Coordinate)
2 FT clinicians (1 MHCII, 1 PCII) provide release planning and service coordination for offenders with mental illness who are returning to the community but who are not otherwise JAS or IDP+ eligible
- Links offenders who meet clinical and legal eligibility criteria to community based services
- Must be mentally ill offender who will release to services with community provider with DOC contract.
- Must be incarcerated at time of referral; can be misdemeanor or felon.
- Intake into program occurs up to 90 days < release, with continuing services up to 60 days > release.
- Funds pay for non-Medicaid billable services.
- Goal to link individual to community treatment services, medication, entitlement benefits if eligible, vocational training or work if able, and housing. DOC coordinates SSA and APA applications for eligible individuals.
- DOC contracts with community agencies in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Mat-Su Valley.
- If in Anchorage, must be eligible for services through an APIC contract with ACMHS, Assets, Arc, or Hope.