2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 18 Health
Chapter 183 CARE AND TREATMENT
§ 7704 Mechanical restraints
§ 7704. Mechanical restraints
Mechanical restraints shall not be applied to a patient unless it is determined by the head of the hospital or his or her designee to be required by the medical needs of the patient or the hospital. Every use of a mechanical restraint and the reasons therefor shall be made a part of the clinical record of the patient under the signature of the head of the hospital or his or her designee. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
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