Section 341.704 - ProhibitionsRestraints that employ a technique listed in this section are prohibited:
(1) restraints used for punishment, discipline, retaliation, harassment, compliance, or intimidation;(2) restraints that deprive the juvenile of basic human necessities, including restroom opportunities, water, food, and clothing;(3) restraints that are intended to inflict pain;(4) restraints that put a juvenile in a prone or supine position with sustained or excessive pressure on the back or chest cavity;(5) restraints that put a juvenile in a prone or supine position with pressure on the neck or head;(6) restraints that obstruct the airway or impair the breathing of the juvenile, including a procedure that places anything in, on, or over the juvenile's mouth or nose or around the juvenile's neck;(7) restraints that interfere with the juvenile's ability to communicate;(8) restraints that obstruct the view of the juvenile's face;(9) any technique that does not require the monitoring of the juvenile's respiration and other signs of physical distress during the restraint; and(10) percussive or electrical shocking devices.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 341.704
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 30, July 22, 2016, TexReg 5442, eff. 1/1/2017