W. Va. Code R. § 64-74-10 - Rights Regarding Seclusion and Restraints
10.1. A consumer has the right to freedom
from seclusion and restraints unless the restraints are documented as
clinically necessary and all other less restrictive measures have been
exhausted.
10.2. A consumer with a
single diagnosis of mental retardation or another developmental disability has
the right not to be secluded or restrained, but time-out procedures may be used
when they have been developed specifically for the consumer and described in
the consumer's treatment plan.
10.3. A consumer has the right to not have
seclusion used as punishment. Seclusion may be used only as an emergency
measure to control imminent destructive behavior that is a threat to a consumer
or to others.
10.4. A consumer has
the right to not have physical restraints used as punishment or as a
convenience of staff.
10.5. A
consumer has the right for drugs or medications to not be used as punishment,
as a convenience of staff, as a substitute for adequate staffing, or as a
substitute for an individualized program plan or treatment plan.
Notes
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