Section 72457 - Special Treatment Program Service Unit-Restraint and Seclusion(a) Restraint and seclusion shall only be used as emergency measures to protect the patient from injury to self or to others. Restraint and seclusion shall not be used as punishment or the convenience of the staff. (1) Restraints may be used: (A) For the protection of the patient during treatment and diagnostic procedures, including but not limited to, intravenous therapy, tube feeding and catheterization.(B) To prevent infirm patients from falling out of bed or chairs or otherwise injuring themselves.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72457
1. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-55-20 (2019 CA EO 55-20), dated April 22, 2020, which suspended certain provisions related to the operation of treatment and rehabilitation facilities that could restrict staffing flexibility, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.