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 8 - SUCCESSIVE USE AND COMBINATIONS OF EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
Section 748.2755 - May a caregiver simultaneously implement mechanical restraint in combination with emergency medication?

(a) A caregiver may simultaneously implement mechanical restraint in combination with emergency medication only if:

(b) The written orders must include clinical justification for the combination of mechanical restraint with emergency medication that goes beyond the justification for the use of a single emergency behavior intervention. Clinical justification for the combination of mechanical restraint and emergency medication must be coordinated and provided by the licensed psychiatrist ordering the mechanical restraint and the licensed physician ordering the emergency medication, if they are different people.