449.777 - Forms of restraint: Restrictions on use.

449.777  Forms of restraint: Restrictions on use.  A person employed by a facility licensed pursuant to this chapter or any other person shall not:

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449.778, use physical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449.779, use mechanical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449.780, use chemical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient at the facility.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 3248)