Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-10-714

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-10-714 - Resident Time-Out

An administrator shall ensure that a time-out:

1. Is provided to a resident who voluntarily decides to go in a time-out;

2. Takes place in an area that is unlocked, lighted, quiet, and private;

3. Is time-limited and does not exceed the amount of time as determined by the resident;

4. Does not result in a resident missing a meal if the resident is in time-out at mealtime;

5. Includes monitoring of the resident by a personnel member at least once every 15 minutes to ensure the resident's health and safety and to discuss with the resident if the resident is ready to leave time-out; and

6. Is documented in the resident's medical record, to include:

a. The date of the time-out,

b. The reason for the time-out,

c. The duration of the time-out, and

d. The action planned and taken by the administrator to prevent the use of time-out in the future.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-714

Adopted effective November 1, 1998, under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 178, §17; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State October 2, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1583, effective 10/1/2019.

The following Section was adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act which means these rules were not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on these rules (Supp. 98-4).