Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-357 - Emergency, safety, security and control
(a) Each center
shall develop a disaster plan to provide for the safety of juveniles in
emergencies. The plan shall be reviewed at least annually and updated as
needed. The plan and subsequent updates, if any, shall be approved by the state
fire marshal or the marshal's designee.
(1)
The plan shall include provisions for the care of juveniles in disasters such
as fires, tornadoes, storms, floods, and civil disorders, as well as
occurrences of serious illness or injury to staff members and juveniles.
(2) The personnel in the center
shall be informed of the disaster plans and the plans shall be posted in a
prominent location and practiced.
(3) Each center shall have first aid
supplies: assorted adhesive strip bandages, adhesive tape, roll of gauze,
scissors, package of gauze squares, pump soap, elastic bandage, tweezers and
rubbing alcohol.
(4) Each center
which uses locked isolation shall have an effective policy and procedure to
evacuate an isolated juvenile in the event of a fire or other emergency.
(b) The center shall
have one fire drill and one tornado drill per each shift per quarter.
(c) Security and control. Each
center shall use a combination of supervision, inspection, accountability and
clearly defined policies and procedures on the use of security to promote safe
and orderly operations.
(1) Written policies
and procedures for center security and control shall be available to all staff
members. The policies and procedures shall be reviewed at least annually and
updated as needed. The following rules and requirements shall be included:
(A) A daily report on juvenile population
movement shall be completed and kept on file at the center.
(B) Written operational shift assignments
shall state the duties and responsibilities for each assigned position in the
center.
(C) Supervisory staff
shall maintain a permanent log and prepare shift reports that record routine
and emergency situations.
(D)
Regular inspection and maintenance of security devices. Any corrective action
shall be completed as necessary and recorded.
(E) No weapons shall be permitted in the
center. Secure weapons lockers shall be provided for storage of any weapons
carried by visiting law enforcement officers.
(F) Guidelines for the control and use of
keys, tools and medical and culinary equipment shall be implemented.
(G) No juvenile or group of juveniles shall
exercise control or authority over other juveniles, have access to the records
of other juveniles or have access to or use of keys that control center
security.
(H) Procedures for
handling escapes, runaways and unauthorized absences shall be developed and
adhered to.
(I) Safety and
security precautions pertaining to facility and staff vehicles shall be
developed and adhered to.
(2) Policies and procedures for the
prosecution of any illegal act committed while the juvenile is in care shall be
developed.
(3) Policies and
procedures to ensure that chemical agents such as mace, pepper mace or tear gas
are never used by center staff shall be developed and adhered to.
(4) Poisons and all flammable materials shall
be kept in locked storage.
(5)
Written policies and procedures governing control of contraband shall be
developed and adhered to. The procedures shall:
(A) Provide for searches of facilities and
juveniles;
(B) provide that strip
searches are conducted only at admission or when there is reasonable belief
that the juvenile is carrying contraband or other prohibited material. The
inspection shall be conducted in private by a trained staff member of the same
sex as the juvenile. A second staff person shall observe the staff member
conducting the search to verify that the search was conducted in accordance
with agency policies. If necessary, a body cavity inspection shall be conducted
only by a physician or nurse who is trained to conduct body cavity inspections;
and
(C) require documentation of
the incident, including the reason for the search, the identities of staff
persons involved and the result. The documentation shall be kept on file at the
center.
(6) Policies
and procedures shall govern documentation of all special incidents, including
but not limited to the taking of hostages and the use of restraint other than
for routine transport. Procedure and practice shall require submission of a
written report of all special incidents to the director or the director's
designee. The report is to be submitted no later than the conclusion of the
shift. A copy of the report shall be kept in the file of the juvenile
concerned. A copy of the report of any incident which involves the taking of
hostages, the death or injury of a juvenile, or criminal charges against a
juvenile or staff member shall be submitted to the Kansas department of health
and environment, the placing agent and other persons as appropriate.
(7) Any incident of disaster as enumerated in
K.A.R. 28-4-357(a)(1) shall be reported to the Kansas department of health and
environment within 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays. Any incident of
fire shall also be reported to the state fire marshal within the same time
frame.
(8) A written plan shall
provide for continuing operations in the event of a work stoppage. Copies of
this plan shall be available to all supervisory personnel who shall familiarize
themselves with it. The Kansas department of health and environment shall be
notified immediately of incidents of work stoppage.
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