1. (1) In this section, “administrative confinement” means a form of room confinement, which includes the involuntary nonpunitive restriction of a youth locked alone in a room or other area because the youth poses a serious risk of imminent physical harm to others.
2. (2) The facility shall designate on-site supervisory staff who may initiate administrative confinement and remove youth from administrative confinement.
3. (3) Psychology staff shall be notified as soon as possible, and no later than 2 hours after a youth’s placement in administrative confinement.
4. (4) Any youth placed in administrative confinement for whom there is not already a mental health evaluation must have such an evaluation as soon as possible within 24 hours.
5. (5) Placements in administrative confinement will be reviewed by a psychology staff member as soon as possible within the initial 4-hour placement to determine whether that placement is a contraindication to the youth’s mental health or if other options will adequately protect the youth or staff.
6. (6) Staff shall engage in crisis intervention techniques designed to return the youth to the general population as soon as possible.
7. (7) If at any point a youth no longer poses a risk of imminent physical harm, the youth must be immediately removed from administrative confinement.
8. (8) Time in an administrative confinement placement may not exceed 4 hours except under the conditions of sub. (9).

9. (9) One 4-hour extension to an administrative confinement placement, and one additional 4-hour extension thereafter, for a total of up to 12 hours, may occur under all of the following conditions:

   1. (a) The superintendent determines, following review of the psychology staff’s recommendation, that continued confinement is necessary due to the youth continuing to pose a risk of imminent physical harm to others.
   2. (b) A plan is commenced to either promptly return the youth to the general population or transfer the youth to another facility.
10. (10) Administrative confinement time limits may be tolled from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
11. (11) Administrative confinement may only be extended beyond 24 hours, including tolled time, to effectuate transfer of a youth to another facility under a commenced plan.
12. (12) Any youth placed in administrative confinement for any period in excess of 24 hours, including tolled time, shall receive daily services by psychology staff.

History

History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 24-003: r. and recr. Register February 2025 No. 830, eff. 3-1-25.