ARSD 67:42:07:27. Placement in seclusion or restraint -- Limits

If a child is aged nine to 17, the child may not be placed in seclusion or restraint for more than two consecutive hours. If a child is under age nine, the child may not be placed in seclusion or restraint for more than one hour. If a child has been in seclusion or restraint for the maximum time allowed, the program director or the director's designee shall immediately hold a conference with the staff members involved in placing and monitoring the child in seclusion or restraint and a representative of the child placement agency or the child's parent or guardian if a placement agency is not involved. They shall review the appropriateness of the treatment plan and whether the child's needs will be met by continued placement in the facility.