10a NCAC 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.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 148‑19(d);

Eff. January 4, 1994;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2019.