Section 343.486 - Program HoursEach facility shall have a written, daily program schedule that outlines the planned activities during program hours.
(1) Except as noted in paragraph (2) of this section, each resident shall be provided at least ten total hours of structured and unstructured activities each day. Time a resident spends in individual sleeping quarters does not count toward the ten-hour minimum.(2) Residents who are in safety-based seclusion, disciplinary seclusion, room restriction, resident-initiated separation, protective isolation, medical isolation, or assessment isolation may receive modification to their program schedule.(3) The facility shall maintain documentation of any modification or deviation from the program schedule that results in the cancellation of an activity or deviation of one hour or more from the schedule.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 343.486
The provisions of this §343.486 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 47, November 21, 2014, TexReg 9254, eff. 1/1/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 43, October 23, 2015, TexReg 7442, eff. 2/1/2016