6 Va. Admin. Code § 35-41-1320 - Physical restraint
A.
Physical restraint shall be used as a last resort only after less restrictive
interventions have failed or to control residents whose behavior poses a risk
to the safety of the resident, others, or the public.
1. Staff shall use the least force deemed
reasonable to be necessary to eliminate the risk or to maintain security and
order and shall never use physical restraint as punishment or with the intent
to inflict injury.
2. Staff may
physically restrain a resident only after less restrictive behavior
interventions have failed or when failure to restrain would result in harm to
the resident or others.
3. Physical
restraint shall be implemented, monitored, and discontinued only by staff who
have been trained in the proper and safe use of restraint.
4. Physical restraint shall mean the
application of behavior intervention techniques involving a physical
intervention to prevent an individual from moving all or part of that
individual's body.
B.
Written procedures governing use of physical restraint shall include:
1. The staff position who will write the
report and timeframe;
2. The staff
position who will review the report and timeframe; and
3. Methods to be followed should physical
restraint, less intrusive interventions, or measures permitted by other
applicable state regulations prove unsuccessful in calming and moderating the
resident's behavior.
C.
All physical restraints shall be reviewed and evaluated to plan for continued
staff development for performance improvement.
D. Each application of physical restraint
shall be fully documented in the resident's record including:
1. Date and time of the incident;
2. Staff involved;
3. Justification for the restraint;
4. Less restrictive behavior interventions
that were unsuccessfully attempted prior to using physical restraint;
5. Duration;
6. Description of method or methods of
physical restraint techniques used;
7. Signature of the person completing the
report and date; and
8. Reviewer's
signature and date.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-24 of the Code of Virginia.
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