The purpose of this subchapter is to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion as much as possible and to ensure that:

1. (1) the least restrictive methods of intervention are used and that, wherever possible, alternatives are first attempted and determined ineffective; and
2. (2) the rights and well-being of individuals are protected during the use of restraint or seclusion.

Source Note:The provisions of this §320.101 adopted to be effective July 22, 2014, 39 TexReg 5581; transferred effective December 13, 2024, as published in the November 15, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 9330.