Section 6500.173. Exclusion

(a) Exclusion is the removal of an individual from the individual’s immediate environment and restricting the individual alone to a room or area. If a family member remains with the individual it is not exclusion.

(b) Exclusion shall be used only when necessary to protect the individual from self-injury or injury to others.

(c) Exclusion shall only occur when it has been documented that other less restrictive methods have been unsuccessful in protecting the individual from self-injury or injury to others.

(d) An individual shall be permitted to return to routine activity within the time specified in the restrictive procedure plan not to exceed 60 minutes within a 2-hour period.

(e) Exclusion may not be used for an individual more than 4 times within a 24-hour period.

(f) An individual in exclusion shall be monitored continually.

(g) A room or area used for exclusion shall be a routine living space with at least 40 square feet of indoor floor space.