Minnesota Administrative Rules

9530.6475 BEHAVIORAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

A.

A license holder or applicant must have written procedures that staff must follow when responding to a client who exhibits behavior that is threatening to the safety of the client or others. The procedures must include:

(1)

a plan designed to prevent the client from hurting themselves or others;

(2)

contact information for emergency resources that staff must consult when a client's behavior cannot be controlled by the procedures established in the plan;

(3)

types of procedures that may be used;

(4)

circumstances under which emergency procedures may be used; and

(5)

staff members authorized to implement emergency procedures.

B.

Behavioral emergency procedures must not be used to enforce facility rules or for the convenience of staff. Behavioral emergency procedures must not be part of any client's treatment plan, or used at any time for any reason except in response to specific current behaviors that threaten the safety of the client or others. Behavioral emergency procedures may not include the use of seclusion or restraint.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 241.021; 245A.03; 245A.09; 254A.03; 254B.03; 254B.04

History:

29 SR 129; 32 SR 2268

Published Electronically:

October 15, 2013