- A. Staff shall provide 24-hour awake supervision seven days a week.
- B. No member of the direct care staff shall be on duty and responsible for the direct care of residents for more than six consecutive days without a rest day, except in an emergency. For the purpose of this section, rest day shall mean a period of not less than 24 consecutive hours during which a staff person has no responsibility to perform duties related to the operation of a detention center. Such duties shall include participation in any training that is required by (i) this chapter, (ii) the employee's job duties, or (iii) the employee's supervisor.
- C. Direct care staff shall have an average of at least two rest days per week in any four-week period.
- D. Direct care staff shall not be on duty more than 16 consecutive hours except in an emergency.
- E. When both males and females are housed in the same living unit at least one male and one female staff member shall be actively supervising at all times.
- F. Staff shall always be in plain view of another staff person when entering an area occupied by residents of the opposite sex.
- G. Staff shall regulate the movement of residents within the detention center in accordance with written procedures.
- H. Written procedures shall be implemented governing the transportation of residents outside the detention center and from one jurisdiction to another.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 16.1-322.7, and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.