Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER N	EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
DIVISION 6	ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES DURING ADMINISTRATION OF SECLUSION
RULE §748.2651	What are the additional responsibilities for implementing seclusion?

(a) Caregivers must continuously observe the child placed in seclusion. This observation can take place by a caregiver in the environment or room where the child is placed in seclusion, through a window or a one-way mirror. The use of a video camera in lieu of direct observation to continuously observe a child in seclusion is not permitted.

(b) There must be a protected, private, and observable environment or room that safeguards the child's personal dignity and well-being that must:

(1) Have 40 square-feet of floor space and a ceiling height of at least eight feet;

(2) Be free of safety hazards;

(3) Be adequately ventilated during warm weather and adequately heated during cold weather;

(4) Be appropriately lighted; and

(5) Have a mat and bedding, unless the prescribing professional writes orders to the contrary.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.2651 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2248