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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.21.13.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="13" heading="Quality Assurance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The clinical director or the clinical director's designee shall review daily all uses of seclusion and investigate unusual or possibly unwarranted patterns of use.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The physician involved in the seclusion may not function in the capacity outlined in §A of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A facility shall identify a committee to review periodically, but not less than quarterly, the use of seclusion to assure that the standards maintained by the facility are, at a minimum, consistent with this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Staff who implement orders for seclusion:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall have documented annual training in the proper use of seclusion including training for special populations which include, but are not limited to, children and the elderly;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall have documented annual training in trauma-informed care and demonstrate competency in providing trauma-informed care services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May not implement orders for seclusion until trained by the facility to do so unless, in an emergency situation, the safety of the patient or others is threatened.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Standards for a Seclusion Room.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The CEO or the CEO's designee is responsible for assuring that the seclusion room or rooms in the facility are maintained in accordance with acceptable standards for hygiene and safety.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Staff shall ensure that each seclusion room:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Unless clinically contraindicated and the record reflects that assessment, has a mattress provided;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>At the beginning of each shift, is inspected and maintained for proper temperature, ventilation, safety, lighting, sanitation, and freedom from dangerous conditions; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is fitted with a means of observation that affords staff a view of the entire room and permits clinical staff periodically to observe the patient.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If restraint is used in conjunction with seclusion, staff shall also comply with COMAR 10.21.12.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>