As used in this section and 9 CAR § 100-310:
(1)
- (A) “Isolation” means the involuntary confinement of a youth in a locked room with authorization and staff supervision.
- (B) If the door is not locked, the confinement is not considered to be isolation.
- (C) Isolation does not include when doors are routinely locked (e.g., during sleeping hours) and isolation has not otherwise been imposed;
(2)
- (A) “Line-of-sight supervision” means a youth remaining visible to a staff member at all times.
- (B) Staff does not have to be looking directly at the youth, but staff must be able to see and notice all movement; and
- (3) “Seriously disruptive or dangerous behavior” means a youth acts or threatens to act to disrupt a unit or poses an immediate safety or security risk to anyone in the unit.