Section 576.024 - Use of Physical Restraint(a) A physical restraint may not be applied to a patient unless a physician prescribes the restraint.(b) A physical restraint shall be removed as soon as possible.(c) Each use of a physical restraint and the reason for the use shall be made a part of the patient's clinical record. The physician who prescribed the restraint shall sign the record.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.024
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.