§ 76867. Developmental Program Services -Restraints.

(a) Restraints shall only be used as temporary emergency measures to protect the client from injury to self or others and only upon a written or telephone order of a physician or clinical psychologist. Telephone orders shall be recorded immediately in the client's record and shall be signed by the prescriber within five days. Restraints shall not be used as punishment, a substitute for more effective programming or for the convenience of the staff.

(b) Orders for physical restraints shall be in force for not longer than 12 hours.

(c) There shall be no PRN (as needed) orders for physical restraints.

(d) The client's record shall include an entry noting the time of application and removal of restraints, justification for and authorization of all periods of restraints and signature of the person applying the restraints.

(e) Clients shall not be placed in a room that is locked or where the door is held closed by any means.

(f) No restraint with locking devices shall be used.

HISTORY

1. Certificate of Compliance including amendment of subsection (a) filed by the Department of Health Services with the Secretary of State on 11-28-84. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code Section 11343.8 (Register 85, No. 25).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208.4 and 1267.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.