Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Subchapter N - EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
Division 2 - TYPES OF EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION THAT MAY BE ADMINISTERED
Section 748.2451 - What types of emergency behavior intervention may I administer?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 748.2451
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) If permitted in your policies and you meet the requirements of this subchapter, you may administer the following types of emergency behavior intervention to a child in your care:
(1) Short personal
restraint;
(2) Personal
restraint;
(3) Emergency
medication;
(4) Seclusion:
(A) Only for a child with an emotional
disorder or an Autism Spectrum Disorder; and only if you provide treatment
services to 25 or more children with emotional disorders or Autism Spectrum
Disorder, or if more than 30% of the children in your care receive treatment
services for emotional disorders or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Seclusion is not
permitted for children receiving therapeutic camp services; or
(B) Only if you provide emergency care
services to the child and only while waiting for the arrival of law enforcement
or emergency medical services; and
(5) Mechanical restraint, only if you are a
Residential Treatment Center.
(b) You may never administer chemical restraints.
(c) Protective and supportive devices, used appropriately, are not considered emergency behavior interventions. For information on protective and supportive devices, see Divisions 4 and 5 of Subchapter J of this chapter (relating to Child Care).
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