Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 309 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH SYSTEMS DIVISION: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Division 22 - CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: INTENSIVE TREATMENT SERVICES; INTEGRATED LICENSES; CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY SAFETY INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS
Section 309-022-0170 - Emergency Safety Interventions

(1) Adopt policies and procedures for emergency safety interventions as part of a crisis prevention and intervention policy. The policy shall be consistent with the provider's trauma-informed services policies and procedures.

(2) Inform the individual and their parent or guardian of the provider's policy regarding the use of personal restraint and seclusion during an emergency safety situation by both furnishing a written copy of the policy and providing an explanation in the individual's primary language that is developmentally appropriate.

(3) Obtain a written acknowledgment from the parent or guardian that they are informed of the provider's policies and procedures regarding the use of personal restraint and seclusion.

(4) Prohibit the use of mechanical restraint, chemical restraint and prone restraints.

(5) Prohibit the use of supine restraints unless licensed as a SCIP or SAIP program.

(6) Establish an emergency safety interventions committee or designate this function to an already established quality assessment and performance improvement committee. Committee membership shall minimally include a program staff with designated clinical leadership responsibilities, the person responsible for staff training in crisis intervention procedures, and other clinical personnel not directly responsible for authorizing the use of emergency safety interventions. The committee shall: