1. In this Regulation, “business day” means a day from Monday to Friday, other than a holiday; (“jour ouvrable”) “clinic” or “hospital” means that part of an institution set aside for the care and treatment of inmates who are physically or mentally ill; (“clinique”, “hôpital”) “contraband” means unauthorized property in the possession of an inmate; (“objet détenu illégalement”) “disciplinary segregation” means the type of segregation imposed as a disciplinary measure under section 32; (“isolement disciplinaire”) “employee” means an employee of the Ministry or of a contractor; (“employé”) “frisk search” means a manual search of the clothed body, including inside clothing folds, pockets and footwear; (“fouille par palpation”) “health
care professional” means a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or of the College of Nurses of Ontario; (“professionnel de la santé”) “meaningful social interaction” means an experience for an inmate, other than a routine institutional operation such as showering or transportation to court, that involves opportunities for social interaction and social activities that, (a) could be reasonably considered meaningful to the inmate, (b) promote mental or physical stimulation, and (c) mitigate the isolation and potential harm caused by segregation; (“interaction sociale significative”) “non-disciplinary segregation” means the type of segregation imposed under section 28.10; (“isolement préventif”) “non-intrusive search” means, (a) a search of a non-intrusive nature of the clothed body by technical means, including by means of a hand-held metal detector, a walk-through metal detector, an ion scanner or a similar non-intrusive device, or by canines, or (b) a manual search, or a search by technical means, including through the use of an x-ray parcel scanner, of, (i) personal possessions, including clothing, that the person may be carrying, or (ii) any coat or jacket that the person has been requested to remove; (“fouille discrète”) “officer” means an employee who is directly involved in the care, health, discipline, safety and custody of an inmate and includes a bailiff appointed under the Act; (“agent”) “segregation” means any type of custody where an inmate is in highly restricted conditions for 22 to 24 hours or does not receive a minimum of two hours of meaningful social interaction each day, excluding in circumstances of an unscheduled lockdown; (“isolement”) “strip search” means an inspection that is not conducted as part of a medical examination or treatment of the body after all clothing has been removed and of any clothing or other personal possessions that the person was required to remove; (“fouille à nu”) Note: On July 31, 2024, the definition of “strip search” in section 1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 190/23, s. 1 (2)) “strip search” means an inspection that is not conducted as part of a medical examination or treatment, (a) of the body after all clothing on the top or bottom half of the body, or on the entire body, has been removed and of any clothing or other personal possessions that the person was required to remove; or (b) of the body after all clothing on the top or bottom half of the body, or on the entire body, that is ordinarily worn over underwear has been removed and of any clothing or other personal possessions that the person was required to remove; (“fouille à nu”) “Superintendent” includes a Director of a correctional institution. (“chef d’établissement”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 1; O. Reg. 305/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 331/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 574/21, s. 1; O. Reg. 50/22, s. 1; O. Reg. 190/23, s. 1 (1). Part 0.1   Ministry training