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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 351STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM DETENTION FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER DRESTRAINTS
RULE §351.43Documentation

Documentation. Except as required by §351.48(c) of this title, all restraints shall be fully documented and maintained. Written documentation regarding the use of restraints shall require at a minimum:

  (1) name of resident;

  (2) staff member(s) name and title(s) who administered the restraint;

  (3) date of the restraint;

  (4) duration of the restraint including notation of the time the restraint began and ended;

  (5) location of the restraint;

  (6) description of preceding activities;

  (7) behavior which prompted the restraint;

  (8) type of restraint applied;

  (9) efforts made to de-escalate the situation and alternatives to restraint that were attempted; and

  (10) any injury that occurred during the restraint.


Source Note: The provisions of this §351.43 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2953

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