Section 322.0515 - Authorization for Use of Wheelchair Self-Release Seat Belt; Exception(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding Section 322.051, a facility shall allow a resident to use a wheelchair self-release seat belt while the resident is in the resident's wheelchair if: (1) the resident demonstrates the ability to release and fasten the seat belt without assistance;(2) the use of the wheelchair self-release seat belt complies with the resident's plan of care; and(3) the facility receives written authorization signed by the resident or the resident's legal guardian for the resident to use the wheelchair self-release seat belt.(b) A facility that advertises as a restraint-free facility is not required to comply with Subsection (a) if the facility:(1) provides to current and prospective residents a written disclosure stating the facility is restraint-free and is not required to comply with a request under Subsection (a); and(2) makes all reasonable efforts to accommodate the concerns of a resident who requests a seat belt under Subsection (a).Tex. Health and Safety Code § 322.0515
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1138,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017. See Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1138, Sec. 4.