(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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