Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
238 - Rights of Persons Under the Supervision of the Commissioner of Mental Retardation
Section 17a-238-3 - Emergency procedures

Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 17a-238-3

Current through March 14, 2024

(a) Staff shall not use restraint or force upon a person except as an emergency intervention or as an integral part of an individual program plan.

(b) Physical restraint shall be employed only when absolutely necessary to protect clients from injury to themselves or to others. Restraint shall not be employed as a punitive measure, for the convenience of staff, or as a substitute for program in accordance with Sec. 249.13 (b) (1) (xi) (A) through (E) of the Federal ICF/MR Standards.

(c) Force shall be employed only when absolutely necessary and only to the extent essential to protect clients from injury to themselves or to others. Force shall not be employed as a punitive measure for the convenience of staff, or as a substitute for program.

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