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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER N - EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
SECTION/RULE §748.2601 - Who must monitor a personal restraint?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(a) During any personal restraint, a caregiver qualified in emergency behavior intervention must:(1) Monitor the:(A) Personal restraint to make sure it is being performed appropriately; and(B) Child's breathing and other signs of physical distress; and(2) Take appropriate action to ensure adequate respiration, circulation, and overall well-being.(b) If available, a caregiver who is not restraining the child should monitor the child. However, general residential operations with a capacity of more than 16 children must monitor prone and supine restraints as required in §748.2605(b) of this title (relating to What personal restraint techniques are prohibited?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.2601 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective February 7, 2017, 42 TexReg 488; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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