Restraints that employ a technique listed in this section are prohibited:
  (1) restraints used for punishment, discipline, retaliation, harassment, compliance, intimidation, or as a substitute for an appropriate disciplinary separation;
  (2) restraints that deprive the resident of basic human necessities, including restroom opportunities, water, food, and clothing;
  (3) restraints that are intended to inflict pain;
  (4) restraints that place a resident in a prone or supine position with sustained or excessive pressure on the back, chest, or torso;
  (5) restraints that place a resident in a prone or supine position with pressure on the neck or head;
  (6) restraints that obstruct the resident's airway, including a procedure that places anything in, on, or over the resident's mouth or nose or around the resident's neck;
  (7) restraints that interfere with the resident's ability to communicate;
  (8) restraints that obstruct the view of the resident's face;
  (9) any technique that does not require the monitoring of the resident's respiration and other signs of physical distress during the restraint;
  (10) percussive or electrical shocking devices;
  (11) chemical restraints;
  (12) mechanical restraints that secure a resident to any part of a vehicle or to another resident; or
  (13) non-ambulatory restraints.

Source Note: The provisions of this §355.804 adopted to be effective November 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 7973; amended to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5701