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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER NEMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
DIVISION 7ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES DURING ADMINISTRATION OF A MECHANICAL RESTRAINT
RULE §748.2703May my residential treatment center use altered mechanical restraint devices when restraining a child?

Yes; however, any alteration of commercially available mechanical restraint devices must be reviewed and approved by a licensed psychiatrist who must:

  (1) Base his approval on the individual child's special physical needs; and

  (2) Take into consideration any potential medical contraindications, including psychiatric contraindications, such as the child's history of sexual abuse or previous use of mechanical restraints.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.2703 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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