10A N.C. Admin. Code 26D.1204

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 26D .1204 - PROTECTIVE DEVICES

Whenever protective devices are used for any client, the Chief of Psychiatry shall:

(1) ensure that the:

(a) necessity for the protective device has been assessed and approved by a mental health professional;

(b) device is applied by a person who has been trained in the use of protective devices;

(c) client who is using protective devices which limits his or her freedom of movement is observed every two hours; and

(d) client is given the opportunity for toileting and exercising as needed.

(2) document the use of protective devices in the client's medical record.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 26D .1204

Authority G.S. 148-19(d);
Eff. January 4, 1994;
Readopted Eff. March 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 148-19(d);
Eff. January 4, 1994.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 19, April 1, 2019 effective 3/1/2019.