Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 85175 - Seclusion Room
(a) In
addition to Section
85122, a licensee at a facility
with a seclusion room, shall not:
(1) Use the
seclusion room for another purpose such as a bedroom, a bathroom, or for
storage.
(2) Use the seclusion room
without a fire clearance allowing the use of the seclusion room from the city,
county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire
protection services, or the State Fire Marshal.
(A) The request for the fire clearance for
use of the seclusion room shall be made through the Department and compliance
with it shall be maintained by the licensee.
(3) Use the seclusion room without prior
approval by the Department.
(A) The licensee
shall submit the following to the Department in order to receive approval from
the Department for the use of the seclusion room:
1. if applicable, Facility Sketch
and
2. the staffing plan to be
maintained for the use of the seclusion room.
(4) Deprive a client placed in the seclusion
room of daily living functions, as specified in Section
80072(a)(3).
(5) Include a locking or jamming device on
the door of the seclusion room.
(A) The
seclusion room door shall only be shut in a manner providing for immediate
release upon removal of a staff member's foot, hand, and/or
body.
(6) Place a person
with a developmental disability in seclusion, in accordance with California
Code of Regulations, Title 17, Division 2, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5, Article 2,
Section 50515.
(7) Use a room or another area for a
seclusion that is not identified as the seclusion room in the Plan of
Operations.
(b) A control
for the lighting of the seclusion room shall be located outside the room. A
dimmer switch may be used if indicated in the client's Individual Emergency
Intervention Plan. In order to ensure supervision of the safety of the client,
in no event shall the light be completely turned off while the room is in
use.
(c) A seclusion room shall be
free of hazards such as objects or fixtures which can be broken or used by a
client to inflict injury to self or others.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1501, 1509 and 1531, Health and Safety Code.
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