Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part IV - Adult Services Manual
Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services
Chapter 2390 - VOCATIONAL FACILITIES
RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES
Section 2390.171 - Definition of restrictive procedures
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
A restrictive procedure is a practice that does one or more of the following:
(1) Limits a client's movement, activity or function.
(2) Interferes with a client's ability to acquire positive reinforcement.
(3) Results in the loss of objects or activities that a client values.
(4) Requires a client to engage in a behavior that the client would not engage in given freedom of choice.
The provisions of this §2390.171 issued under sections 201(2), 403(b), 403.1(a) and (b), 911 and 1021 of the Human Services Code (62 P.S. §§ 201(2), 403(b), 403.1(a) and (b), 911 and 1021); and section 201(2) of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (50 P.S. § 4201(2)).
