New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 180 - Juvenile Detention Facilities Regulations › Subpart 180-3 - Specialized Secure Detention Facilities › Section 180-3.27 - Standards of Personal Hygiene for Youth

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A specialized secure detention facility
				  shall provide for the personal hygiene needs of youth at the facility. At a
				  minimum:
(1) A specialized secure detention
				  facility shall provide a shower schedule that allows for the daily shower of
				  each youth.
(2) A specialized
				  secure detention facility shall make necessary shaving items available. Shaving
				  items shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary manner.
(3) A specialized secure detention facility
				  shall make culturally appropriate haircare services available to all youth, as
				  needed. When a youth has a court appearance, haircare services shall be
				  provided prior to such court appearance, if the time from notice of appearance
				  to the actual appearance allows for the provision of such service.
(4) Upon admission to the facility, articles
				  necessary for maintaining proper personal hygiene shall be made available to
				  all youth and shall be replenished or replaced as needed or upon request.
				  Personal hygiene items shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) soap;
(ii) a toothbrush and toothpaste;
(iii) a comb, brush, or other culturally
				  appropriate haircare item;
(iv)
				  deodorant;
(v) body lotion;
				  and
(vi) feminine hygiene items,
				  such as tampons and sanitary napkins.
(5) All youth shall wear facility issued
				  clothing.
(i) Clothing issued to youth shall
				  be appropriately sized.
(ii)
				  Consistent with safety and security, a youth shall be issued clothing
				  consistent with a youth's gender identity or internal sense of self as male or
				  female, including but not limited to undergarments.
(iii) Outer clothing such as pants, sweats,
				  shirts or coats may be reused after a youth has been released, if they are in
				  good condition.
(iv) Under
				  clothing, such as underwear, bras, undershirts and socks, shall be issued new
				  upon a youth's admission to a facility and shall be discarded upon a youth's
				  release from the facility. Under no circumstances shall the items listed in
				  this paragraph be reused for a new resident.
(v) Youth shall be provided appropriate
				  (e.g., appropriately sized, neat, clean)non-institutional clothing for court
				  appearances.
(6) Laundry
				  services shall be provided at least twice a week and more frequently when
				  necessary to maintain sanitary conditions.
(7) Upon admission to a facility, all youth
				  shall be provided with clean bedding in good condition. Bedding shall be
				  laundered at least weekly.
(8) Upon
				  admission to a facility, all youth shall be provided with towels and washcloths
				  that are clean and in good condition. Clean towels and washcloths shall be
				  provided at least twice per week, or more frequently if needed.
(9) All items such as shaving, hair care,
				  personal hygiene, clothing, and bed linens shall be provided at facility
				  expense.