Authorization

(1) The use of isolation or physical restraint shall be authorized only by a licensed independent practitioner. Only a physician may authorize chemical restraint. All authorizations must specify isolation or the type of restraint that is authorized. If mechanical restraint is HOSPITAL ISOLATION AND RESTRAINT CHAPTER 0940-03-06 authorized, the authorization must specify the type of restraint device(s) to be utilized and the number of points of restraint. A new authorization is required if there is a change in the intervention utilized, including increasing the number of points of restraint or the application of additional restraint devices. If the use of isolation or restraint has been discontinued, it may be used again only with a new authorization, even if a previous order’s time limits have not yet expired. Isolation or restraint, including chemical restraint, cannot be ordered on a PRN basis. If the licensed independent practitioner who authorized the use of isolation, mechanical restraint, or physical holding restraint is not the service recipient’s treating physician, the treating physician shall be consulted as soon as possible.