Texas Health And Safety Code § 81.209 Use Of Physical Restraint

Sec. 81.209. USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT. (a) A physical restraint may not be applied to a person unless a physician prescribes the restraint.

(b) A physical restraint shall be removed as soon as possible.

(c) Each use of a physical restraint and the reason for the use shall be made a part of the patient's clinical record. The physician who prescribed the restraint shall sign the record.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

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