Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-72.9-7. Training and policies

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

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

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