OAR 416-490-0025: Room-lock Other

(1) The purpose of a Room-lock Other Intervention is to place a YIC alone in a room with a locked door for a sleep program, medical separation, or the YIC has requested Time-out in a closed or locked room. (2) A YIC may only participate in a sleep program during normal sleeping hours. A YIC may participate in a sleep program for reasons other than crisis behavior. (3) Only Health Services staff may direct physical separation of a YIC from the YIC’s peers for physical health reasons, and only when no other option is available. Staff must allow the YIC as much social interaction and out-of-room time as medically possible. (4) If a YIC is in Room-lock Other as part of a Time-out, OAR 416-490-0031 also applies. (5) Staff must monitor the YIC every 15 minutes and document observations in writing.