25-01.2-10. Seclusion or physical restraint - Administrator to be notified

25-01.2-10. Seclusion or physical restraint - Administrator to be notified 1. Whenever an individual with a developmental disability receiving services from a public or private agency or organization not licensed by the department, is placed in seclusion or is physically restrained, the public or private agency or organization administrator or the administrator's representative must be notified and shall determine if the isolation or restraint is necessary. The isolation or restraint may be continued only upon written order of the administrator or the administrator's representative and for a period of not more than twenty-four hours. Any individual who is in seclusion or who is physically restrained must be checked by an attendant at least once every thirty minutes. 2. A public or private agency or organization licensed by the department to provide services to an individual with a developmental disability may not place an individual in seclusion. In order to use physical restraints, the restraint must be in compliance with the individual's person-centered service plan or done in accordance with the public or private agency's or organization's emergency restraint policy.