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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients
NRS 449A.236 - Forms of restraint: Restrictions on use.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 449A.236 (2022)
A person employed by a facility licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS or any other person shall not:
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.239, use physical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.242, use mechanical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.245, use chemical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3248)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 449.777)
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