Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING
Article 7 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
Section R9-10-714 - Resident Time-Out
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
An administrator shall ensure that a time-out:
1. Is provided to a resident who voluntarily decides to go in a time-out;
2. Takes place in an area that is unlocked, lighted, quiet, and private;
3. Is time-limited and does not exceed the amount of time as determined by the resident;
4. Does not result in a resident missing a meal if the resident is in time-out at mealtime;
5. Includes monitoring of the resident by a personnel member at least once every 15 minutes to ensure the resident's health and safety and to discuss with the resident if the resident is ready to leave time-out; and
6. Is documented in the resident's medical record, to include:
The following Section was adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act which means these rules were not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on these rules (Supp. 98-4).
