5101:2-9-35 Additional programmatic requirements regarding behavior management.

Effective Date: August 18, 2003.

Most current prior effective date: 5/1/98

(A)      An agency certified to operate a residential facility shall establish a system where instances of behavior that are a danger to a child or to others shall be brought to the attention of appropriately trained behavior management staff.


(B)      An agency certified to operate a residential facility which uses isolation and/or physical restraint as a behavior management tool shall establish an ongoing system for collecting and reviewing monthly aggregate data that reflects the use of restrictive treatment elements, including the number of applications of isolation and/or physical restraint, the names of staff members who participated in each instance of isolation or restraint, the range and average length of isolation and/or physical restraint, and unusual incidents and injuries in addition to the critical incident report. When it has been identified that there is an unusually high incidence of the use of isolation and/or physical restraint, the administrator shall review the agency's policies on behavior intervention, physical restraint, and isolation to determine how such incidents can be lowered.

Effective: 08/18/2003

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 04/17/2003 and 09/01/2007

Certification

Date 07/08/2003

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 5103.03

Rule Amplifies: 5103.03

Prior Effective Dates: 5/01/98