Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.14 - HOSPITALS
Section 16.03.14.232 - RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
Current through September 2, 2024
The use of restraint or seclusion must be implemented in accordance with safe and appropriate restraint and seclusion techniques as determined by hospital policy.
01. Written System. The hospital must adopt a written system for the use of restraints and seclusion, including techniques to identify staff and patient behaviors, events, and environmental factors that may trigger circumstances that require the use of a restraint or seclusion.
02. Observation of Patients Who Are Not Violent or Self-Destructive. Patients who are restrained but who are not violent or self-destructive, must be observed at intervals not greater than fifteen (15) minutes.
03. Management of Violent or Self-Destructive Behavior. Patients who are restrained or secluded for violent or self-destructive behaviors must be continuously observed by trained staff assigned to observe the patient. Staff must observe the patient either directly or using both video and audio equipment. Staff observing the patient must be physically close enough to protect the patient in an emergency.
04. Face-to-Face by Physician or Other Licensed Independent Practitioner. Patients who are restrained or secluded for the management of violent or self-destructive behavior, must be seen face-to-face within one (1) hour after the initiation of the intervention by a physician or other licensed independent practitioner or by a registered nurse who has been trained to conduct face-to-face examinations. The face-to-face examination must evaluate:
Effective March 17, 2022
