Section 341.706 - Documentation(a) Restraints must be fully documented and the documentation must be maintained, except as noted in subsection (b) of this section. Written documentation regarding the use of restraints must include, at a minimum: (1) name of the juvenile;(2) name and title of each staff member who administered the restraint;(3) narrative description of the restraint event from each staff member who participated in the restraint;(4) date of the restraint;(5) duration of each type of restraint (e.g., personal or mechanical), including notation of the time each type of restraint began and ended;(6) location of the restraint;(7) events and behavior that prompted the initial restraint and any continued restraint;(8) de-escalation efforts and restraint alternatives attempted;(9) type of restraint(s) applied, including, as applicable: (A) the specific type of personal restraint hold applied; and(B) the type of mechanical restraint device(s) applied; and(10) any injury that occurred during the restraint.(b) The following events are not required to be documented as a restraint, except as noted in subsection (c) of this section: (1) using mechanical restraints during routine transportation; and(2) a juvenile probation officer taking a juvenile into custody under Texas Family Code § 52.01 or § 52.015.(c) The exception in subsection (b) of this section does not apply when: (1) the juvenile's cooperation is compelled through the use of a personal restraint;(2) the juvenile receives an injury in relation to the restraint event or restraint devices.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 341.706
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 30, July 22, 2016, TexReg 5442, eff. 1/1/2017