Seclusion - Individuals Determined to have a Serious Mental Illness:  (A.A.C. R9-21-101) The restriction of a behavioral health recipient to a room or area through the use of locked doors or any other device or method which precludes a behavioral health recipient from freely exiting the room or area or which a behavioral health recipient reasonably believes precludes his/her unrestricted exit. In the case of an inpatient facility, confining a behavioral health recipient to the facility, the grounds of the facility, or a ward of the facility does not constitute seclusion. In the case of a community residence, restricting a behavioral health recipient to the residential site, according to specific provisions of an individual service plan or court order, does not constitute seclusion.