North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter F - LICENSING OF ADULT CARE HOMES OF SEVEN OR MORE BEDS
Section .0500 - STAFF ORIENTATION, TRAINING, COMPETENCY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section 13F .0506 - TRAINING ON PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13F .0506
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) An adult care home shall assure that all staff responsible for caring for residents with medical symptoms that warrant restraints are trained on the use of alternatives to physical restraint use and on the care of residents who are physically restrained.
(b) Training shall be provided by a registered nurse and shall include the following:
(1) alternatives to physical
restraints;
(2) types of physical
restraints;
(3) medical symptoms
that warrant physical restraint;
(4) negative outcomes from using physical
restraints;
(5) correct application
of physical restraints;
(6)
monitoring and caring for residents who are restrained; and
(7) the process of reducing restraint time by
using alternatives.
Authority 131D-2.16;
131D-4.5; 143B-165;
Temporary Adoption Eff. September 1,
2003;
Eff. June 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. March 6,
2018.
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