North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Subchapter D - TREATMENT OR HABILITATION RIGHTS
Section .0200 - PROTECTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN PROCEDURES
Section 28D .0205 - INDICATIONS FOR USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
Physical restraints shall be used only:
(1) in those situations specified in G.S. 122C-60;
(2) after consideration of the client's physical and psychological well-being as specified in Rule .0203(b) of this Section; and
(3) after a less restrictive alternative has been attempted or has been determined and documented to be clinically inappropriate or inadequate to avoid injury. Less restrictive alternatives that shall be considered include but are not limited to:
Authority
G.S.
122C-51;
122C-53;
122C-60;
122C-62;
143B-147;
Eff.
October 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1993; April 1, 1990; July
1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2001;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.
