- (a) Only restraint equipment approved by the Director of the Division of Youth Services or his or her designee may be used in division facilities.
- (b) All restraint equipment shall be used in a manner consistent with its design and intended purpose.
- (c) Mechanical restraint equipment shall not be secured so tightly as to interfere with circulation or so loosely as to permit chafing of the skin.
(d)
- (1) When mechanical restraints are employed on a youth in a prone position, the youth shall be placed on his or her side as soon as practical in order to help ensure adequate respiration and circulation.
- (2) The youth must be allowed to sit up as soon as his or her behavior is under control.
(e) When mechanical restraints are applied, staff shall:
- (1) Check the youth for adequate respiration and circulation every fifteen (15) minutes;
- (2) Provide regularly scheduled meals and drinks;
- (3) Provide opportunity for elimination of bodily waste at least once every two (2) hours; and
- (4) Provide continuous visual supervision and appropriate assistance until the mechanical restraint is terminated.
- (f) All incidents resulting in a youth being placed in mechanical restraints due to noncompliant behaviors shall be documented on the division Mechanical Restraint Reporting Log.