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SECTION 42-72.9-7

§ 42-72.9-7 Training and policies. –(a) Each covered facility shall:

(1) Develop policies and procedures that establishmonitoring, documentation, reporting, and internal review of the use ofrestraint and seclusion on children;

(2) Require training of all service providers in the use ofrestraint and seclusion on children. The training shall include, but not belimited to, verbal defusing and de-escalation; prevention strategies; types ofphysical restraint; the differences between life threatening physical restraintand other varying levels of physical restraint; monitoring to prevent harm to achild physically restrained or in seclusion; and recording and reportingprocedures on the use of restraints and seclusion; and

(3) Make the policies and procedures required undersubsection (a)(1) available to the director of the state agency that hasjurisdiction or supervisory control over the covered facility.

(b) DCYF is responsible for ensuring compliance with initialand refresher restraint training and for funding the training in accordancewith its contract or rate provisions with residential providers.

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SECTION 42-72.9-7

§ 42-72.9-7 Training and policies. –(a) Each covered facility shall:

(1) Develop policies and procedures that establishmonitoring, documentation, reporting, and internal review of the use ofrestraint and seclusion on children;

(2) Require training of all service providers in the use ofrestraint and seclusion on children. The training shall include, but not belimited to, verbal defusing and de-escalation; prevention strategies; types ofphysical restraint; the differences between life threatening physical restraintand other varying levels of physical restraint; monitoring to prevent harm to achild physically restrained or in seclusion; and recording and reportingprocedures on the use of restraints and seclusion; and

(3) Make the policies and procedures required undersubsection (a)(1) available to the director of the state agency that hasjurisdiction or supervisory control over the covered facility.

(b) DCYF is responsible for ensuring compliance with initialand refresher restraint training and for funding the training in accordancewith its contract or rate provisions with residential providers.

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SECTION 42-72.9-7

§ 42-72.9-7 Training and policies. –(a) Each covered facility shall:

(1) Develop policies and procedures that establishmonitoring, documentation, reporting, and internal review of the use ofrestraint and seclusion on children;

(2) Require training of all service providers in the use ofrestraint and seclusion on children. The training shall include, but not belimited to, verbal defusing and de-escalation; prevention strategies; types ofphysical restraint; the differences between life threatening physical restraintand other varying levels of physical restraint; monitoring to prevent harm to achild physically restrained or in seclusion; and recording and reportingprocedures on the use of restraints and seclusion; and

(3) Make the policies and procedures required undersubsection (a)(1) available to the director of the state agency that hasjurisdiction or supervisory control over the covered facility.

(b) DCYF is responsible for ensuring compliance with initialand refresher restraint training and for funding the training in accordancewith its contract or rate provisions with residential providers.