(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for purposes of this section it is hereby recognized that home incarceration is a form of confinement as that term is used in 18 U.S.C. 926B.
(b) In recognition of the duties of their employment supervising confinement and supervised release, and the inherent arrest powers for violation of the same which constitute law enforcement, home incarceration supervisors, are determined to be qualified law-enforcement officers as that term is used in 18 U.S.C. 926B.
(c) Any home incarceration supervisor may carry a concealed firearm for self-defense purposes pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 926B if the following criteria are met:
(1) The home incarceration program has a written policy authorizing home incarceration supervisors to carry a concealed firearm for self-defense purposes.