2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 46a-154. Internal monitoring, training and development of policies and procedures required and subject to state agency inspection.
Sec. 46a-154. Internal monitoring, training and development of policies and
procedures required and subject to state agency inspection. (a) Each institution or
facility that provides direct care, education or supervision of a person at risk shall develop
policies and procedures that (1) establish monitoring and internal reporting of the use
of physical restraint and seclusion on persons at risk, and (2) require training of all
providers and assistant providers of care, education or supervision of persons at risk in
the use of physical restraint and seclusion on persons at risk. Such training shall include,
but not be limited to: Verbal defusing or deescalation; prevention strategies; types of
physical restraint; the differences between life-threatening physical restraint and other
varying levels of physical restraint; the differences between permissible physical restraint and pain compliance techniques; monitoring to prevent harm to a person physically restrained or in seclusion and recording and reporting procedures on the use of
restraints and seclusion.
(P.A. 99-210, S. 5.)
See Sec. 17a-3a re Connecticut Juvenile Training School.
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