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.