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202A.241 Use of least restrictive level of restraint -- Guidelines for restrained person's need for privacy and ability to use telephone.

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Page 1 of 1 202A.241 Use of least restrictive level of restraint -- Guidelines for restrained person's need for privacy and ability to use telephone. All individuals transporting or holding persons under KRS Chapter 202A, 202B, or 645, <br>shall use the least restrictive level of restraint consistent with the person's needs. The <br>Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate administrative regulations <br>subject to the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A which shall include guidelines addressing <br>the person's need for privacy, particularly when being restrained, and the person's ability <br>to communicate by phone at the earliest opportunity available. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 214, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 179, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 498, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1994.