210 Ind. Admin. Code 8-5-14

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 210 IAC 8-5-14 - Mechanical restraints

Authority: IC 11-8-2-5; IC 31-31-8-2

Affected: IC 31-31-8

Sec. 14.

(a) Written policy, procedure, and practice prohibit the use of mechanical restraints for punishment, discipline, or treatment.

(b) Mechanical restraints may be used when the juvenile is a danger to himself, herself, or others, or during deescalation when other techniques were attempted and not successful.

(c) Mechanical restraints may be applied only with the approval of the facility administrator, or their designee, and continued use must be reviewed by such staff every fifteen (15) minutes.

(d) Staff must remove the mechanical restraints:

(1) at the earliest possible time;

(2) when the juvenile is no longer a danger to himself, herself, or others; and

(3) not longer than two (2) hours after application of the restraints.

210 IAC 8-5-14

Department of Correction; 210 IAC 8-5-14; filed 9/16/2022, 3:13 p.m.: 20221012-IR-210220072FRA