Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part I - Department of Human Services
Subpart B - Rights
Chapter 14 - ABUSE OF PATIENTS/RESIDENTS
- Section 14.1 - Scope
- Section 14.2 - Policy
- Section 14.3 - Employe's obligations
- Section 14.4 - Obligations of the Department
- Section 14.5 - Definition of abuse
- Section 14.6 - Patient/resident discipline
- Section 14.7 - Restraint and self-defense
- Section 14.8 - Investigation of abuse
- Section 14.9 - Categories of abuse
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
The provisions of this Chapter 14 issued under sections 302, 341, 342, 351, 724, 901, and 902 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P.S. §§ 302, 341, 342, 351, 724, 901, and 902); sections 201(2) and (8) and 202 of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 (50 P.S. §§ 4201(2) and (8) and 4202); and sections 105, 112, and 113 of the Mental Health Procedures Act (50 P.S. §§ 7105, 7112, and 7113).
This chapter cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5100.15 (relating to contents of treatment plan).
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