New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES
Subchapter 4 - GENERAL CREWMEMBER, EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS
Section 8:40-4.10 - Physical behavioral restraints
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Patients shall not be placed and/or transported in physical behavioral restraints unless:
(b) A patient placed in physical behavioral restraints shall not remain restrained for a period greater than one hour unless:
(c) Physical behavioral restraints shall not be of a type, or utilized in a manner, that causes undue physical discomfort, harm or pain to a patient. Hard restraints, such as handcuffs, are specifically prohibited unless the law enforcement officer who applied the hard restraints or handcuffs personally accompanies the patient. A patient placed in any type of restraint shall be closely monitored to ensure that his or her airway is not compromised in any way. In no circumstance shall a patient be placed prone (that is, face-down) on a stretcher while in restraints.
(d) The rationale for placing and/or transporting a patient in physical behavioral restraints, and the type of restraints utilized, shall be clearly stated in the patient care report.