27B-8-56. Time-out rooms.Time-out rooms used for separating a person with a developmental disability from other persons receiving services and group activities may be employed only under close and direct staff supervision and only as a technique in behavior intervention programs. No time-out room may be used in an emergency situation. Behavior intervention programs utilizing a time-out procedure may be implemented only if it incorporates a positive approach designed to result in the acquisition of appropriate behavior. Source: SL 2000, ch 131, §102; SL 2002, ch 136, §27.
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