1. (1) To the extent possible without endangering the inmate, staff or others in the facility, inmates in therapeutic restraint shall be:

   1. (a) Offered fluids if capable of sitting up or laying on the side once every hour while awake or upon request;
   2. (b) Offered the use of a toilet, bedpan or urinal once every hour while awake or upon request;
   3. (c) Offered regular meals and the opportunity to maintain personal hygiene immediately before and after each meal as appropriate;
   4. (d) Provided an opportunity to have exercise of at least ten minutes during each two hours of restraint. (These opportunities apply only during non-sleeping hours from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.);
   5. (e) Appropriately clothed which at a minimum includes underclothes, stockings and to be covered with a sheet.
2. (2) Within 30 minutes of the application of therapeutic restraint, an inmate will be medically examined and treated as necessary by a health care employee. This examination and any treatment rendered shall be documented in the inmate’s clinical record.
3. (3) An inmate in therapeutic restraint shall be observed by correctional staff at least every 15 minutes. These observations shall be documented in the inmate’s clinical record.
4. (4) A registered nurse shall observe and evaluate an inmate’s condition not less than once every two hours. Each observation and evaluation shall be documented in the clinical record.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075

History

CD 5-1996, f. 5-23-96, cert. ef. 6-1-96