S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:07:27 - Placement in seclusion or restraint - Limits

If a child is aged nine to 17, the child may not be placed in seclusion or restraint for more than two consecutive hours. If a child is under age nine, the child may not be placed in seclusion or restraint for more than one hour. If a child has been in seclusion or restraint for the maximum time allowed, the program director or the director's designee shall immediately hold a conference with the staff members involved in placing and monitoring the child in seclusion or restraint and a representative of the child placement agency or the child's parent or guardian if a placement agency is not involved. They shall review the appropriateness of the treatment plan and whether the child's needs will be met by continued placement in the facility.

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12 SDR 4, effective 7/25/1985; 33 SDR 226, effective 7/1/2007; 34 SDR 200, effective 1/30/2008.

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.