Section 343.498 - Recreation and Exercise(a) Recreational equipment and supplies shall be provided to the 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 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 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.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 343.498
The provisions of this §343.498 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