44:70:04:12.  Secured units. Each facility with a secured unit shall comply with the following provisions:

 

          (1)  Each physician's, physician assistant's, or nurse practitioner's order for confinement that includes medical symptoms that warrant seclusion or placement shall be documented in the resident's chart and shall be reviewed periodically by the physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner;

 

          (2)  Therapeutic programming shall be provided and shall be documented in the overall plan of care;

 

          (3)  Confinement may not be used as punishment or for the convenience of the staff;

 

          (4)  Confinement and its necessity shall be based on a comprehensive assessment of the resident's physical and cognitive and psychosocial needs, and the risks and benefits of this confinement shall be communicated to the resident's family;

 

          (5)  Each locked door shall conform to § 18.2.2.2.4 and § 19.2.2.2.4 of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2009 edition; and

 

          (6)  Any staff assigned to the secured unit shall have specific training regarding the unique needs of residents in that unit. At least one caregiver shall be on duty on the secured unit at all times.

 

          Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012.

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(5) and (14).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(5) and (14).

 

          Reference: NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2009 edition, § 18.2.2.2.4 and § 19.2.2.2.4 National Fire Protection Association. Copies may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. Phone: 1-800-344-3555. Cost: $76.50.