N.J. Admin. Code § 10:42-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:42-3.5 - Quality management

(a) Consistent with the entity's Division-approved policies and procedures established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:42-3.1, entities shall establish a process for analyzing restraint utilization and reviewing the use of mechanical restraints for the purpose of reducing reliance upon mechanical restraints, quality improvement, and risk management.

1. Each entity that employs mechanical restraints shall have a committee that provides oversight by meeting, reviewing, and documenting the review of the use of mechanical restraints. These reviews shall include examination of trends and patterns of use.

2. Entities utilizing mechanical restraints must have a mechanism for reviewing all use and identifying future prevention measures with the goal of reducing or eliminating all use. This can be included in the entity's overall quality management plan.

3. Entities must collect and maintain data on all use of mechanical restraints and regularly analyze such data to identify trends in use by entity, program/service, and individual.

4. Entities utilizing mechanical restraints pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:42-2.2(a)1 or 2 shall provide the Division with data on the use of these restraints.

5. Entities utilizing mechanical restraints must review all incidents related to injury or unauthorized use and implement corrective action. A mechanism to analyze use incidents and determine future prevention measures is required.

6. Entities utilizing mechanical restraints are required to maintain documentation of the implementation of teaching strategies or alternate program activities intended to increase the individual's capacity to utilize and/or respond to more proactive and positive coping strategies that are intended to replace the use of mechanical restraints.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:42-3.5

Adopted by 46 N.J.R. 2149(b), effective 11/3/2014.