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.

Source: 12 SDR 4, effective July 25, 1985; 33 SDR 226, effective July 1, 2007; 34 SDR 200, effective January 30, 2008.

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.