433.549 - Use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint on client by person employed by facility prohibited; exceptions.

433.549  Use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint on client by person employed by facility prohibited; exceptions.  A person employed by a facility or any other person shall not:

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 433.5493, use physical restraint on a person with a disability who is a client.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 433.5496 and 433.5499, use mechanical restraint on a person with a disability who is a client.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 433.5503, use chemical restraint on a person with a disability who is a client.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 3231; A 2001, 2744)