Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual
Subpart E - Residential Agencies, Facilities and Services
Article I - Licensing/Approval
Chapter 3800 - CHILD RESIDENTIAL AND DAY TREATMENT FACILITIES
RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES
Section 3800.212 - Exclusion

Universal Citation: 55 PA Code § 3800.212

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024

(a) Exclusion is the removal of a child from the child's immediate environment and restricting the child alone to a room or area. If a staff person remains in the exclusion area with the child, it is not exclusion.

(b) Exclusion may not be used for more than 60 minutes, consecutive or otherwise, within a 2-hour period.

(d) A staff person shall observe a child in exclusion at least every 5 minutes.

(e) A room or area used for exclusion shall have the following:

(1) At least 40 square feet of indoor floor space.

(2) A minimum ceiling height of 7 feet.

(3) An open door or a window for observation.

(4) Lighting and ventilation.

(5) Absence of any items that might injure a child.

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3800.171 (relating to safe transportation); 55 Pa. Code § 3800.202 (relating to appropriate use of restrictive procedures); and 55 Pa. Code § 3800.274 (relating to additional requirements).

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