26 Tex. Admin. Code § 320.109

Current through Reg. 49, No. 49; December 6, 2024
Section 320.109 - [Effective 12/13/2024] Prohibited and Restricted Practices
(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.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 320.109

Transferred from 25 TAC § 415.255 Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 46, November 15, 2024, TexReg 9330 eff. 12/13/2024