Section 400.4162. Seclusion rooms; administrative oversight.

(1) The chief administrator or chief administrator designee shall be informed of all instances of placement into a seclusion room within 24 hours.

(2)   The chief administrator or chief administrator designee shall track all instances of the use of a seclusion room, the length of each confinement, the frequency of individual residents confined, the reason for the confinement, and the staff person who initiated the confinement for the purpose of analyzing the effectiveness of the intervention for controlling behavior in the program.

(3)   For each instance in which a resident remains in the room for more than an hour, the log shall contain documentation of supervisory approval and the reasons for continued use.

(4)   For each instance in which a resident remains in the room for more than 2 hours, the log shall contain hourly supervisory approval and the reasons for continued use.

(5)   When the seclusion room is used for more than 3 hours, administrative review above the level of the supervisor who approved the extended use shall be completed and documented within 48 hours.

History: 2015 AACS.