Section 749.2231 - May a caregiver successively use emergency behavior interventions on a child?(a) A caregiver may successively use emergency behavior interventions on a child only if: (1) Allowed by your policies;(2) Permitted by rules of this subchapter for both types of emergency behavior intervention; and(3) Written orders specifically allow the combination.(b) The written orders must include clinical justification for the successive use of emergency behavior interventions that goes beyond the justification for the use of a single intervention. The licensed physician ordering the emergency medication must provide clinical justification for the combination of emergency medication and personal restraint.(c) A caregiver must allow the child: (1) Bathroom privileges as needed and at least once every two hours;(2) An opportunity to drink water at least once every two hours;(3) Regularly prescribed medications unless otherwise ordered by the licensed physician;(4) Regularly scheduled meals and snacks served in a safe and appropriate manner; and(5) An environment that is adequately ventilated during warm weather, adequately heated during cold weather, appropriately lighted, and free of safety hazards.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.2231
The provisions of this §749.2231 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909