Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part I - Department of Human Services
Subpart B - Rights
Chapter 13 - USE OF RESTRAINTS IN TREATING PATIENTS/RESIDENTS
Section 13.9 - Psychological restraints
Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 13.9
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Psychological restraints include those therapeutic regimes or programs which involve the withholding of privileges and participation in activities.
(b) Psychological restraints may not affect the right of a patient/resident to basic sustenance, clothing or shelter or communication with appropriate and responsible persons-such as family members, attorneys, physicians, qualified program specialists or clergymen.
(c) In all cases, psychological restraints shall be in the nature of restrictions that are therapeutically based, clinically justified and made part of the treatment plan.
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