Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 1930

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 1930 - Discipline Practices
(a) The applicant or certificate holder shall develop, maintain and implement written discipline practice policies that are consistent with the NSP of the child and ensure that all staff follow these procedures when disciplining a child including the following:
(1) A directive that under no circumstance shall physical restraint be used as a disciplinary action;
(2) Reviews, to include a licensed mental health professional, of each disciplinary action initiated by staff;
(3) Joint reviews by the program director, licensed mental health professionals, and the facility staff of discipline practices approved for use within the facility.
(b) A CTF shall provide placing agencies, children placed in a CTF, parents, conservators, or the person identified by the court to manage the placement with a copy of the facility's discipline practices upon admission.
(c) A CTF's discipline practices shall comply with the Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Division 6, Section 84072.1 which outlines the appropriate forms of discipline to be used within a licensed community care facility, except that no form of discipline shall deny the basic rights of a CTF resident delineated in Section 5325 of the Welfare and Institutions Code without following the procedures described in Section 1934 of this chapter and without establishing good cause for denial of the right as described in Section 1935 of this chapter.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 1930

1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-55-20 (2019 CA EO 55-20), dated April 22, 2020, which suspended certain provisions related the operation of treatment and rehabilitation facilities that could restrict staffing flexibility, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Note: Authority cited: Section 4094, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4094 et seq., Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 1502, Health and Safety Code. Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Division 6, Sections 84072.1 and 84001 d.(1).

1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).