Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services
Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities
Section 5101:2-9-35 - Additional programmatic requirements regarding behavior management

Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5101:2-9-35

Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024

(A) An agency certified to operate a residential facility shall establish a system where instances of behavior that are a danger to a child or to others shall be brought to the attention of appropriately trained behavior management staff.

(B) An agency certified to operate a residential facility which uses isolation and/or physical restraint as a behavior management tool shall establish an ongoing system for collecting and reviewing monthly aggregate data that reflects the use of restrictive treatment elements, including but not limited to:

(1) The number of applications of isolation and/or physical restraint.

(2) The youth's name and age.

(3) The names of staff members who participated in each instance of isolation or restraint.

(4) The range and average length of isolation and/or physical restraint.

(5) The injuries, in additon to the critical incident report.

(C) When there is an unusually high incidence of the use of isolation and/or physical restraint, the administrator or designee is to review the agency's policies on behavior intervention, physical restraint, and isolation to determine how such incidents can be reduced.

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