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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 343SECURE JUVENILE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION AND POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER BPRE-ADJUDICATION AND POST-ADJUDICATION SECURE FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §343.350Supervision of Moderate-Risk Suicidal Youth

(a) Any time a resident classified as moderate risk for suicidal behavior and is not in the constant physical presence of a juvenile supervision officer, a juvenile supervision officer shall personally observe and record the resident's behavior at random intervals not to exceed ten minutes, unless an exception in §343.446 and §343.638 of this title applies. If the juvenile supervision officer is making the observations from within a control room, the officer shall not simultaneously be responsible for the operation of the control room.

(b) The following documentation shall be maintained for residents classified as moderate risk for suicidal behavior:

  (1) the date and time the resident was classified as moderate risk;

  (2) the location of the resident's supervision;

  (3) the name of the juvenile supervision officer providing supervision of the resident;

  (4) each visual observation made and the time of the observation; and

  (5) a general description of the resident's behavior.

(c) Only the facility administrator or designee shall authorize the reclassification of a moderate-risk resident to a higher or lower risk level.

(d) Documentation of the reclassification shall be maintained in the resident's record.


Source Note: The provisions of this §343.350 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4387; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243

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