§ 1357. Use of Force.
15 CA ADC § 1357Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
15 CCR § 1357
§ 1357. Use of Force.
The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for the use of force, which may include chemical agents. Force shall never be applied as punishment, discipline, retaliation or treatment.
(5) define a standardized reporting format that includes time period and procedure for documenting and reporting the use of force, including reporting requirements of management and line staff and procedures for reviewing and tracking use of force incidents by supervisory and or management staff, which include procedures for debriefing a particular incident with staff and/or youth for the purposes of training as well as mitigating the effects of trauma that may have been experienced by staff and/or the youth involved.
(3) outline the facility's approved methods and timelines for decontamination from chemical agents. This shall include that youth who have been exposed to chemical agents shall not be left unattended until that youth is fully decontaminated or is no longer suffering the effects of the chemical agent.
(5) provide for the documentation of each incident of use of chemical agents, including the reasons for which it was used, efforts to de-escalate prior to use, youth and staff involved, the date, time and location of use, decontamination procedures applied and identification of any injuries sustained as a result of such use.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 210 and 885, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 6030(f), Penal Code; and Section 222, Welfare and Institutions Code.
History
1. New section filed 3-6-97; operative 4-5-97 (Register 97, No. 10).
2. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 1-11-2001; operative 2-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 2).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(4) filed 6-23-2003; operative 7-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 26).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)(1), (a)(3)-(4) and (b) filed 6-18-2007; operative 7-18-2007 (Register 2007, No. 25).
5. Amendment of subsection (b)(1), new subsection (b)(2) and subsection renumbering filed 5-23-2008 as an emergency; operative 5-23-2008 (Register 2008, No. 21). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-30-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-23-2008 order transmitted to OAL 9-10-2008 and filed 10-23-2008 (Register 2008, No. 43).
7. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (a)(1), (a)(4) and (b)(2) filed 12-2-2013; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 49).
8. Amendment filed 11-14-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 46).
This database is current through 7/12/24 Register 2024, No. 28.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 15, § 1357, 15 CA ADC § 1357
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