Sec. 592.102.  USE OF RESTRAINTS.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure that:
(1)  a mechanical or physical restraint is not administered to a resident of a state supported living center unless the restraint is:
(A)  necessary to prevent imminent physical injury to the resident or another; and
(B)  the least restrictive restraint effective to prevent imminent physical injury;
(2)  the administration of a mechanical or physical restraint to a resident of a state supported living center ends immediately once the imminent risk of physical injury abates; and
(3)  a mechanical or physical restraint is not administered to a resident of a state supported living center as punishment or as part of a behavior plan.
(b)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to prohibit the use of prone and supine holds on a resident of a state supported living center except as transitional holds.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 361 (S.B. 41), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.