210 IAC 8-5-21 Body cavity search

Sec. 21. (a) Written policy, procedure, and practice provide that manual or instrument inspection of body cavities be conducted only when there is: (1) a risk to the security of the facility; and (2) a reasonable belief that the juvenile is carrying contraband or other prohibited material. (b) The facility administrator and designated health care authority should be notified prior to a body cavity search, when possible, or as soon as possible following the search. (c) Only a health care practitioner may conduct physical body cavity searches (i.e., searches involving physical intrusion into a body cavity for the purpose of discovering a concealed object). Any body cavity inspection is completed in private. (d) If the health care practitioner is not of the same gender as the juvenile, a facility staff member of the same gender must be present. (e) Staff shall notify parents or guardians if a youth is subjected to a physical cavity search.