(a) Residents shall be assigned to the general program as soon as possible after admittance into the facility.
(b) Assessment isolation shall:
  (1) be used only after admission to the facility;
  (2) be used only for the purpose of assessing the risks and needs of the resident; and
  (3) not exceed 24 hours.
(c) The facility's policies and procedures shall prohibit the automatic isolation of residents.
(d) If a resident is confined in his or her room at admission for assessment purposes, juvenile supervision officers shall document the assessment of the resident during this 24-hour period and retain this documentation in the resident's file.
(e) A juvenile supervision officer shall personally observe and record the behavior of a resident during the assessment period at random intervals not to exceed 15 minutes, unless supervision requirements in §343.348 or §343.350 of this title apply.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.402 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243