Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 14 - Rights of People Receiving Services
Rule 24-2-14.6 - Use of Restraints
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 24-2-14.6
Current through September 24, 2024
A. All agency providers are prohibited from the use of mechanical restraints, chemical restraints, physical restraints, and time-out.
B. Agency providers are prohibited from the use of seclusion except for certified Crisis Residential Services. (See Rules 19.6.P-R) Seclusion means a behavior control technique involving locked isolation.
Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code, 1972, as Amended
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