- (1) Each order for isolation or mechanical restraint is limited to a maximum of four (4) hours for adults eighteen (18) years of age and older, two (2) hours for youth ages nine (9) through IN MENTAL HEALTH RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES seventeen (17), and one (1) hour for children under age nine (9). Each order for physical holding restraint for any age service recipient is limited to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, and 33-3-120; and 42 C.F.R. § 483.358(e). Administrative History: Original rule filed March 3, 2008; effective May 17, 2008.