Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-42-.25 - MANAGING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR

(1) The Facility shall develop policies and procedures which address the methods for managing disruptive behavior. If restrictive procedures are used to manage disruptive behaviors, written policies and procedures shall govern their use and shall minimally address the following:

(a) Any restrictive procedure shall be used by the Facility only after all less restrictive alternatives for dealing with the problem behavior have been systematically tried or considered and have been determined to be inappropriate or ineffective:

1. The service recipient shall have given prior written consent to any restrictive measures taken with him/her by the staff;

2. The restrictive procedure(s) shall be documented in the IPP, be justifiable as part of the plan, and meet all requirements that govern the development and review of the plan;

3. Only qualified personnel may use restrictive procedures and shall be adequately trained in their use; and

4. The adaptive or desirable behavior shall be taught to the service recipient in conjunction with the implementation of the restrictive procedures.

(b) A policy which states physical holding shall be implemented in such a way as to minimize any physical harm to the service recipient and may only be used in an emergency situation to assure the physical safety of the service recipient or others nearby or to prevent significant destruction of property that puts the service recipient or persons nearby in danger.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-42-.25

Original rule filed September 20, 2012; effective December 19, 2012.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1601, 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, and 33-2-404.