Nevada Revised Statutes Title 39. Mental Health § 433.5499. Use of mechanical restraint on consumer of forensic facility; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights

(a) An emergency exists that necessitates the use of the mechanical restraint;

(b) The consumer's behavior presents an imminent threat of causing physical injury to himself or herself or to others or causing severe property damage and less restrictive measures have failed to modify the consumer's behavior;

(c) The consumer is in the care of the facility but not on the premises of the facility and mechanical restraint is necessary to ensure security; or

(d) The consumer is in the process of being transported to another location and mechanical restraint is necessary to ensure security.

(a) The mechanical restraint is applied by a member of the staff of the facility who is trained and qualified to apply mechanical restraint;

(b) A member of the staff of the facility continuously monitors the consumer during the time that mechanical restraint is used on the consumer;

(c) The record of the consumer contains a notation that indicates the time period during which the restraint was used and the circumstances warranting the restraint; and

(d) The mechanical restraint is used only for the period that is necessary.

(a) Treat the medical needs of a consumer;

(b) Protect a consumer who is known to be at risk of injury to himself or herself because the consumer lacks coordination or suffers from frequent loss of consciousness;

(c) Provide proper body alignment to a consumer; or

(d) Position a consumer who has physical disabilities in a manner prescribed in the consumer's plan of services.