§ 1341. Death and Serious Illness or Injury of a Youth While Detained.

In any case in which a youth dies while detained in a juvenile facility:

(a) The administrator of the facility shall provide to the Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section 12525. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the Board within 10 calendar days after the death.

(b) Upon receipt of a report of death of a youth from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the juvenile facility, jail, lockup or court holding facility pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations.

(c) The health administrator, in cooperation with the facility administrator, shall develop written policy and procedures to assure that there is a medical and operational review of every in-custody death of a youth. The review team shall include the facility administrator and/or the facility manager, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident.

(d) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health administrator and the mental health director, shall develop written policies and procedures for handling deaths, suicide attempts, suicide prevention and for notification of the Juvenile Court and the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, in the event of a serious illness, injury or death of a youth.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 3-6-97; operative 4-5-97 (Register 97, No. 10).

2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 1-11-2001; operative 2-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 2).

3. Amendment filed 6-23-2003; operative 7-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 26).

4. Amendment of section filed 6-18-2007 including agency name change pursuant to Penal Code section 6024; operative 7-18-2007 (Register 2007, No. 25).

5. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 12-2-2013; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 49).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 210 and 885, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 209, Welfare and Institutions Code.