Section 17a-238-3 - Emergency procedures(a) Staff shall not use restraint or force upon a person except as an emergency intervention or as an integral part of an individual program plan.(b) Physical restraint shall be employed only when absolutely necessary to protect clients from injury to themselves or to others. Restraint shall not be employed as a punitive measure, for the convenience of staff, or as a substitute for program in accordance with Sec. 249.13 (b) (1) (xi) (A) through (E) of the Federal ICF/MR Standards.(c) Force shall be employed only when absolutely necessary and only to the extent essential to protect clients from injury to themselves or to others. Force shall not be employed as a punitive measure for the convenience of staff, or as a substitute for program.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-238-3
Effective August 24, 1994