Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(1) Death of a Youth.
(a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health administrator and the behavioral/mental health director, shall develop written policies and procedures in the event of the death of a youth while detained, which include notifications to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth's attorney of record.
(b) The health administrator, in cooperation with the facility administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures to assure there is a medical and operational review of every in-custody death of a youth. The review team shall include the facility administrator and/or facility manager, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident.
(c) The administrator of the facility shall provide to the Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section 12525. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the Board within 10 calendar days after the death.
(d) Upon receipt of a report of the death of a youth from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the juvenile facility, jail, lockup or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations.
(2) Serious Illness or Injury of a Youth.
(a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures for the notification to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth's attorney of record in the case of a serious illness or injury of a youth.
1. New section filed 3-6-97; operative 4-5-97 (Register 97, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 1-11-2001; operative 2-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 2).
3. Amendment filed 6-23-2003; operative 7-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 26).
4. Amendment of section filed 6-18-2007 including agency name change pursuant to Penal Code section 6024; operative 7-18-2007 (Register 2007, No. 25).
5. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 12-2-2013; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 49).
6. Amendment filed 11-14-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 210 and 885, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 209, Welfare and Institutions Code.
