Authority: IC 11-8-2-5; IC 31-31-8-2

Affected: IC 31-31-8

Sec. 21. (a) Written policy, procedure, and practice provide that manual or instrument inspection of body cavities be conducted only when there is:

1. (1) a risk to the security of the facility; and
2. (2) a reasonable belief that the juvenile is carrying contraband or other prohibited material.

(b) The facility administrator and designated health care authority should be notified prior to a body cavity search, when possible, or as soon as possible following the search.

(c) Only a health care practitioner may conduct physical body cavity searches (i.e., searches involving physical intrusion into a body cavity for the purpose of discovering a concealed object). Any body cavity inspection is completed in private.

(d) If the health care practitioner is not of the same gender as the juvenile, a facility staff member of the same gender must be present.

(e) Staff shall notify parents or guardians if a youth is subjected to a physical cavity search.

(Department of Correction; 210 IAC 8-5-21; filed Sep 16, 2022, 3:13 p.m.: 20221012-IR-210220072FRA)