Common use of Use of Restraints Clause in Contracts

Use of Restraints. The State shall require that youth must not be subjected to undue restraints. The State shall create or modify policies, procedures, and practices to require that the use of restraints be limited to exceptional circumstances, as set forth below, where all other appropriate pro-active, non-physical behavioral management techniques have been tried and failed and a youth poses a danger to himself/herself or others. Restraints shall never be used to punish youth. Accordingly, restraints shall be used only in the following circumstances: i. where emergency physical intervention is necessary to protect the safety of any person; ii. where a youth is physically attempting to escape the boundary of a Facility; or