(a) Recreational equipment and supplies shall be provided for use by residents. All recreational equipment shall be maintained in working order to ensure the safety of all staff and residents in the facility.
(b) The recreational schedule shall offer the following programming each day:
  (1) at least one hour of large muscle exercise; and
  (2) at least one hour of open recreational activity.
(c) Large muscle exercise shall take place outside of the individual resident sleeping quarters or sleeping rooms.
(d) If the facility provides an opportunity for residents to participate in scheduled physical recreation, the requirements of this standard are satisfied regardless of whether or not the resident chooses to participate.
(e) A resident's recreational schedule may be altered under the following conditions:
  (1) participation by the resident is contraindicated for medical reasons;
  (2) the resident is in safety-based seclusion, disciplinary seclusion, room restriction, resident-initiated separation, protective isolation, medical isolation, or assessment isolation;
  (3) the resident has a scheduled appointment;
  (4) extenuating circumstances exist that impede the recreational schedule; or
  (5) the resident presents an imminent danger to self or others.
(f) A youth's recreational schedule may not be altered due to imminent danger to self or others without written approval from the facility administrator. The written approval shall be maintained.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.680 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243; amended to be effective June 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 7430 and 41 TexReg 850