Sec. 595B. REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

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## SEC. 595B REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT **[**290jj–2**]** ###

(a)Training Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this part, the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate State, local, public and private protection and advocacy organizations, health care professionals, social workers, facilities, and patients, shall promulgate regulations that— ####

(1)require States that license non-medical, community-based residential facilities for children and youth to develop licensing rules and monitoring requirements concerning behavior management practice that will ensure compliance with Federal regulations and to meet the requirements of subsection (b); ####

(2)require States to develop and implement such licensing rules and monitoring requirements within 1 year after the promulgation of the regulations referred to in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and ####

(3)support the development of national guidelines and standards on the quality, quantity, orientation and training, required under this part, as well as the certification or licensure of those staff responsible for the implementation of behavioral intervention concepts and techniques. ###

(b)Requirements The regulations promulgated under subsection

(a)shall require— ####

(1)that facilities described in subsection

(a)ensure that there is an adequate number of qualified professional and supportive staff to evaluate residents, formulate written individualized, comprehensive treatment plans, and to provide active treatment measures; ####

(2)the provision of appropriate training and certification of the staff of such facilities in the prevention and use of physical restraint and seclusion, including the needs and behaviors of the population served, relationship building, alternatives to restraint, de-escalation methods, avoiding power struggles, thresholds for restraints, the physiological impact of restraint and seclusion, monitoring physical signs of distress and obtaining medical assistance, legal issues, position asphyxia, escape and evasion techniques, time limits for the use of restraint and seclusion, the process for obtaining approval for continued restraints and seclusion, procedures to address problematic restraints, documentation, processing with children, and follow-up with staff, and investigation of injuries and complaints; and ####

(3)that such facilities provide complete and accurate notification of deaths, as required under section 595A(1). ###

(c)Enforcement A State to which this part applies that fails to comply with any requirement of this part, including a failure to provide appropriate training and certification, shall not be eligible for participation in any program supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated under this Act. ### Part J Services Provided Through Religious Organizations22 22Section 1955 of this Act also relates to religious organizations as providers of substance abuse services. That section was added by section 3305 of Public Law 106–310 (114 Stat. 1212).

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Sec. 595B

REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

Pub. L.Pub. L. 106-310

Stat.114 Stat. 1212

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