N.J. Admin. Code § 10:75-3.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 16, August 19, 2024

Section 10:75-3.6 - Appropriate timelines for use of restraint of seclusion techniques

(a) Restraint and seclusion shall only be used in emergency situations. These techniques are intended to be used for a limited time period, and only to ensure the safety of the resident and other residents and staff in the immediate area.

Example: A resident in a PRTF facility has become agitated beyond the point of being calmed by non-restraining interventions. The individual is actively trying to physically harm either himself or other people in the area. In this situation, the use of restraint may be ordered to ensure that the agitated individual does not physically harm either himself or another resident or staff person in the area.

(b) As soon as the resident and the situation are stabilized, the use of the restraint or seclusion shall cease immediately.

(c) The following time limits for the use of either restraint or seclusion shall be the maximum time limits allowed:

1. Not to exceed a total of four hours for residents ages 18 through 21;

2. Not to exceed a total of two hours for residents ages nine through 17; and

3. Not to exceed a total of one hour for residents under the age of nine.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:75-3.6