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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 §748.2703 - May my residential treatment center use altered mechanical restraint devices when restraining a child?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

Yes; however, any alteration of commercially available mechanical restraint devices must be reviewed and approved by a licensed psychiatrist who must:(1) Base his approval on the individual child's special physical needs; and(2) Take into consideration any potential medical contraindications, including psychiatric contraindications, such as the child's history of sexual abuse or previous use of mechanical restraints.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.2703 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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