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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 355NON-SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER ERESIDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
RULE §355.524Medical Separation

Medical separation may be authorized as a health precaution at the direction of a health care professional or the facility administrator.

  (1) The reasons for the medical separation of a resident must be documented and a copy placed in the resident's file.

  (2) If a resident has been placed in medical separation by a facility administrator for over 24 hours, the health care concern must be addressed by a health care professional in accordance with the health service plan. Upon completion of the health care professional's evaluation, the facility must obtain a written recommendation as to the need for the resident's continued medical separation and ongoing treatment services from the health care professional.

  (3) During medical separation, a juvenile supervision officer must personally observe and record the resident's behavior at random intervals not to exceed 15 minutes if the youth is placed behind an architectural barrier.


Source Note: The provisions of this §355.524 adopted to be effective November 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 7973; amended to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5701

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