Section 343.802 - Requirements(a) Restraints shall be used only by juvenile supervision officers and juvenile probation officers.(b) Prior to participating in a restraint, juvenile probation officers and juvenile supervision officers shall be trained in the use of the facility's specific verbal de-escalation policies, procedures, and practices.(c) Prior to participating in a restraint, juvenile probation officers and juvenile supervision officers shall have received training and demonstrated competency in the approved restraint techniques and devices used by the facility.(d) Restraints shall be used only to prevent imminent or active: (1) self-injury or injury to others;(2) serious property damage; or(e) Restraints shall be used only as a last resort.(f) Only the amount of force and type of restraint necessary to control the situation shall be used.(g) Restraints shall be implemented in such a way as to protect the health and safety of the resident and others.(h) Restraints shall be terminated as soon as the resident's behavior indicates that the imminent threat of self-injury, injury to others, or serious property damage or the threat of escape has subsided.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 343.802
The provisions of this §343.802 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 47, November 21, 2014, TexReg 9256, eff. 1/1/2015