2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449 - Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities
NRS 449.777 - Forms of restraint: Restrictions on use.

NV Rev Stat § 449.777 (2015) What's This?

A person employed by a facility licensed pursuant to this chapter or any other person shall not:

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449.778, use physical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449.779, use mechanical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449.780, use chemical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 3248)

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