Section 0940-05-17-.09 - MANAGEMENT OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR(1) Policies addressing the methods for managing service recipients' disruptive behavior must include the following:(a) Post incident debriefing for staff and service recipient.(b) Service recipient Program Plan modification as indicated.(c) Teaching the adaptive or desirable behavior to the service recipient in conjunction with the implementation of the procedures.(d) Physical holding must be implemented in such a way as to minimize any physical harm to the service recipient and may only be used when the service recipient poses an immediate danger to self or others. Physical holding may be used only until the service recipient is calm.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-17-.09
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Amendment filed December 30, 2002; effective March 15, 2003.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, and 33-2-302.