New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health
Part 584 - Operation Of Residential Treatment Facilities For Children And Youth
Section 584.13 - Special treatment procedures

Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 584.13

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) There shall be a written plan for the use of restraint and seclusion, as defined in section 584.4 of this Part, that is in accordance with section 526.4 of this Title.

(b) There shall be a written plan for the use of time-out, as defined in section 584.4 of this Part. This plan shall, at a minimum, specify the criteria and procedures for the use of time-out, the rooms to be used, the procedures for monitoring that shall provide for visual observation of the child or youth at intervals of no more than 15 minutes, and the requirements for documentation in the case record. Time-out shall be limited to 30 minutes at one time, 45 minutes in any hour and two hours in any 24-hour period.

(c) No residential treatment facility shall use extraordinary risk procedures without prior approval by the Office of Mental Health of a written plan for the use of such procedures. The plan shall demonstrate compliance with all applicable Federal and State requirements. Extraordinary risk procedures include, but are not limited to, experimental treatment modalities, psychosurgery, aversive conditioning and electro-convulsive therapies.

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