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§ 4422. Mechanical restraints prohibited; exceptions

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 50 P.S. Mental Health

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 50 P.S. Mental Health
Chapter 12. Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (Refs & Annos)
Article IV. General Provisions Relating to Facilities; Admissions and Commitments (Refs & Annos)
50 P.S. § 4422
§ 4422. Mechanical restraints prohibited; exceptions
Currentness
Mechanical restraints shall not be used or applied to a mentally disabled person, except:
(1) When necessary to prevent such person from harming himself or others when being transported as provided in sections 405 or 421,1 or
(2) Whenever the director of a facility or his designee determine that such are required by the medical needs of such person admitted or committed, in which case the same may be used or applied only in accordance with regulations of the department.

Credits

1966, Special Sess. No. 3, Oct. 20, P.L. 96, art. IV, § 422, effective Jan. 1, 1967.

Footnotes

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50 P.S. §§ 4405 or 4421.
50 P.S. § 4422, PA ST 50 P.S. § 4422
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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