Whether or not the activities, including the disclosure and tracking of protected health information, of state agencies which administer the ICJ, acting pursuant to the provisions of the ICJ and its authorized rules, are exempt from the applicability of HIPAA.
Whether the law enforcement exemptions from the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") would apply to transfers and returns of juveniles involving non-member states.
If a juvenile is arrested on a new offense in a state other than the juvenile's home state, could the holding state's detention center bill the juvenile's family with detention fees while the new charge is going through the court process? At what point would the hold on the new charge end, and the ICJ hold begin? Would it be the responsibility of the holding state to notify the home state of when the new charges were settled and the ICJ process had begun? Could a holding state ever bill the home state for the cost of detention fees?
Whether minors adjudicated juvenile delinquents in Hawaii and referred to residential treatment programs in Utah and California, but who do not qualify for transfer under the ICPC, may be transferred under the ICJ?
ICJ Authority in Cases where Approval of Supervision May Result in Violation of Court Orders
Provisions for cooperative detention within ICJ
Signatures on the Form VI: whether a request for transfer of supervision of an eligible juvenile under the compact can permissibly be processed without the signature of the ‘sentencing’ judge or compact official.
Pre-adjudicated Home Evaluation Requests
Nina Belli serves as the Juvenile Interstate Compact (ICJ) Commissioner and Deputy Compact Administrator for Oregon, employed by the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) since 2018 and is currently serving as Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee. She has worked in diverse juvenile justice systems by overseeing and conducting the daily operations of 2 state’s ICJ offices in 2 separate regions over the course of 8 years: those being the Ohio and Oregon ICJ Offices. Ms. Belli served as Ohio’s ICJ Commissioner from 2014-2018. During her time with OYA, Ms. Belli has assisted in drafting legislation within the state of Oregon as well as various state policies in both Oregon and Ohio to ensure their state’s compliance with ICJ. Ms. Belli currently serves on the Oregon Department of Justice Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee. Ms. Belli served for 4 years as the Midwest Region Representative and served on the Executive Committee in that role. In addition, Ms. Belli has also served as Vice Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee, Vice Chair of the Finance Committee and as the Alternate West Region Representative. Ms. Belli has conducted and participated in numerous ICJ trainings and seminars with juvenile courts, state juvenile justice departments, law enforcement, and social service agencies. Prior to her work with ICJ, Ms. Belli served as a Victim Advocate and as a Court and Agency Investigator at the city, county, and state levels of government. Ms. Belli is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.
Tony De Jesus has been with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for 20 years after earning a Bachelor’s Degree and Master Degree in Social Work from California State University, Chico. Tony is a Parole Administrator with the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) and oversees the daily operations of both Adult and Juvenile California Interstate Compact Offices, Extradition Unit, and Warrant Unit. Prior to this assignment, Tony was a Parole Agen III for the Division of Adult Parole Operations supervising the sex offender and gang offender units in the Southern District. Prior to this assignment, Tony was a Parole Agent III with the Division of Juvenile Justice assigned to the Deputy Compact Administrator duties over the Juvenile Interstate Compact unit and managing a DJJ duel commitment caseload and conducting intake screenings for youth referred to DJJ. Prior to his assignment at DJJ headquarters, Mr. De Jesus worked as a Casework Specialist at both N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility and Preston Youth Correctional Facility. He was assigned to the Intensive Behavioral Treatment Program which provides education and treatment to California’s youthful offenders up to the age of 25 who have the most serious criminal backgrounds and most intense treatment needs. Tony has also served in the past for the commission as chair to the Information Technology Committee and has served on the Finance Committee.
