- (a) Staff shall not use restraint or force upon a person except as an emergency intervention or as an integral part of an individual program plan.
- (b) Physical restraint shall be employed only when absolutely necessary to protect clients from injury to themselves or to others. Restraint shall not be employed as a punitive measure, for the convenience of staff, or as a substitute for program in accordance with Sec. 249.13 (b) (1) (xi) (A) through (E) of the Federal ICF/MR Standards.
- (c) Force shall be employed only when absolutely necessary and only to the extent essential to protect clients from injury to themselves or to others. Force shall not be employed as a punitive measure for the convenience of staff, or as a substitute for program.
(Effective August 24, 1994)