Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 320 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS
Subchapter C - INTERVENTIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Section 320.109 - Prohibited and Restricted Practices
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 320.109
Current through Reg. 49, No. 52; December 27, 2024
(a) The following practices are prohibited:
(1) a
personal or mechanical restraint shall not be used that:
(A) obstructs the individual's airway,
including a procedure that places anything in, on, or over the individual's
mouth or nose;
(B) impairs the
individual's breathing, including applying pressure to the individual's torso
or neck;
(C) restricts
circulation;
(D) secures an
individual to a stationary object while the individual is in a standing
position;
(E) causes pain to
restrict an individual's movement (pressure points or joint locks);
and
(F) inhibits, reduces, or
hinders the individual's ability to communicate; and
(2) a chemical restraint.
(b) A prone or supine hold shall not be used during a personal restraint. Should an individual become prone or supine during a restraint, then any staff member involved in administering the restraint shall immediately transition the individual to a side lying or other appropriate position.
(c) Neither restraint nor seclusion shall be used:
(1) as
a means of discipline, retaliation, punishment, or coercion;
(2) for the purpose of convenience of staff
members or other individuals; or
(3) as a substitute for effective treatment
or habilitation.
(d) The use of seclusion is prohibited except in a behavioral emergency.
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