<html> <head> <title>Rule 46:11:05:07 Time-out.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 46:11:05:07"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 46:11:05:07 Time-out."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>46:11:05:07.&nbsp;&nbsp;Time-out.</b> A time-out refers to a highly restrictive procedure in which the participant is denied egress from an enclosed area when exhibiting a problem behavior. A time-out shall follow the criteria in &#167;&nbsp;46:11:05:06.01 and shall meet the following requirements:</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Provider staff shall provide continuous observation of the participant;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;A time-out may not occur in an enclosed area that may be locked with a key;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Provider staff shall have immediate access to the participant;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;The use of a designated time-out room is prohibited; and</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;A time-out may only be used as part of a behavior support plan approved by both the human rights and behavior support committees.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A time-out may not be used in a punitive fashion. Each use of a time-out may not exceed 15 minutes. If after 15 minutes, the participant continues to exhibit a problem behavior that poses a threat to the participant or others, the use of a time-out may continue for another 15 minutes. The maximum amount of time a participant may be in time-out shall not exceed one continuous hour. The provider shall document any use of the time-out.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 22 SDR 104, effective February 13, 1996; 27 SDR 63, effective December 31, 2000; 40 SDR 102, effective December 3, 2013; 43 SDR 9, effective August 2, 2016.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=27B-2-26">27B-2-26(3)(4).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=27B-2-26">27B-2-26(3)(4)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=27B-8-52">27B-8-52</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=27B-8-56">27B-8-56.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>