Indiana Administrative Code
Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES
Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 10 - Emergency Shelter Care Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions
Section 10-59 - Physical restraints
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 31-33-1.5-11; P.L. 234-2005, SECTION 194
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 59.
(a) Physical restraint shall be used only if:
Under no circumstances shall mechanical restraints be utilized to control a child's behavior.
(b) An awake staff member uninvolved in the restraint and trained in emergency interventions shall maintain visual contact of the child continuously during the restraint.
(c) If an institution uses physical restraints, the institution shall develop policies and procedures on their usage that include the following:
(d) Documentation of physical restraint training shall be in each employee's personnel record.
(e) An institution shall not use any form of restraint until the policies and procedures in subsection (b) have been approved by the SDPW.
(f) A record shall be maintained of each incident of physical restraint and placed in the child's record that includes the following information:
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470 IAC 3-12-59 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-10-59 ) by P.L. 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.