Administrative Inspection Procedures

(1) Personnel designated by the commissioner of the department to exercise the Authority of security guards may request any employee or other person on facility grounds to submit to an administrative inspection or to present appropriate identification. This Authority is to be ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTIONS AND SEARCHES CHAPTER 0940-02-04 exercised only by employees specifically authorized by the head of a facility to conduct administrative inspections. (2) Any employee not complying with a request to submit to administrative inspection or to present identification shall be subject to disciplinary procedures and other appropriate legal action. (3) Any visitor not complying with a request to submit to administrative inspection or to present identification shall be subject to being escorted from facility grounds and other appropriate legal action. (4) Any patient or resident not complying with a request to submit to administrative inspection shall be subject to being escorted to his or her housing unit, and the refusal shall be reported to designated professional staff for a determination of any necessary further action.