1. 1. Is provided to a resident who voluntarily decides to go in a time-out;
2. 2. Takes place in an area that is unlocked, lighted, quiet, and private;
3. 3. Is time-limited and does not exceed the amount of time as determined by the resident;
4. 4. Does not result in a resident missing a meal if the resident is in time-out at mealtime;
5. 5. Includes monitoring of the resident by a personnel member at least once every 15 minutes to ensure the resident’s health and safety and to discuss with the resident if the resident is ready to leave time-out; and

6. 6. Is documented in the resident’s medical record, to include:

   1. a. The date of the time-out,
   2. b. The reason for the time-out,
   3. c. The duration of the time-out, and
   4. d. The action planned and taken by the administrator to prevent the use of time-out in the future.

An administrator shall ensure that a time-out:

Historical Note

Adopted effective November 1, 1998, under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 178, § 17; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State October 2, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pursuant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, § 13; effective July 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1583, effective October 1, 2019 (Supp. 19-3).