Section 7-6 - Staffing Ratios (a) Daytime and evening hours. The minimum ratio of staff to children is 1:6.
(b) Nighttime Sleeping Hours. - (i) There must be a direct care staff/child ratio of 1:10;
- (ii) If night staff are sleeping, the facility must have an operative alarm system to provide security. The purpose of the alarm system will be to monitor the movement of children within the facility. This alarm system must either be self-monitoring or must be monitored and checked daily by staff to prevent tampering;
- (iii) If night staff are awake, bedroom checks of children shall be conducted at a minimum of three (3) times per hour, on a random, unscheduled basis and the exact time of the check shall be documented in an overnight log;
- (iv) One (1) or more staff members shall be available on-call to provide direct care to any child in crisis or in need of supervision twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week; and
- (v) Direct supervision of individual youth shall be adjusted to meet his/her specific needs (ie. runaway risk, youth on room restriction, risk to self or others).