KRS 439.3104: Duties of department concerning risk and needs assessment instrument.

The department shall:

(1) Conduct an initial administration of a validated risk and needs assessment

instrument on an individual upon intake to community supervision, unless an initial

assessment has been previously conducted within a reasonable time perio d as

specified in department regulations;

(2) While the individual is on community supervision, readminister the risk and needs

assessment at regular intervals as determined by administrative regulations

promulgated pursuant to KRS 439.3101;

(3) Apply the results of the risk and needs assessment to:

(a) Establish an appropriate level of supervision;

(b) Determine the content of a case plan that addresses the supervised individual's

criminal needs; and

(c) Respond to compliant and noncompliant behavior; and

(4) Promulgate administrative regulations to determine appropriate levels of

supervision, guidelines for case planning, and guidelines for responses to specified

behavior by supervised individuals.