R501-8-16. Individual Experiences

(1) If an outdoor youth program conducts an individual component for clients as part of the program, the program shall have and follow written policies and procedures, which shall include the following: (a) an assessment of each client's ability to safely participate in the experience; (b) a description of the individual component to ensure that each client is not exposed to an unreasonable risk; (c) guardian permission for the youth to participate in the experience; (d) a policy that individual experiences are not required and must be entered voluntarily by the client or only as clinically indicated; (e) a policy of providing preparatory instruction and guidance to the client before an individual experience; (f) an individual assessment of client readiness; (g) a description of the maximum duration of each individual experience; (h) a policy explaining that a solo experience may not be used as a punishment or general practice; (i) a policy that each staff shall be familiar with the area chosen to conduct individual experiences; (j) a supervision plan for each individual event with a frequent check-in to allow each client to rescind voluntary participation and go back to the group; (k) documentation of the duration of each individual event; (l) a plan for managing emergencies; and (m) documentation of how each individual program component is not used as seclusion or in violation of Section 62A-2-123.