SECTION 415.263. Safekeeping of Personal Possessions During Mechanical Restraint or Seclusion

(a) The individual's right to retain personal possessions and personal articles of clothing may be suspended during mechanical restraint or seclusion when necessary to ensure the safety of the individual or others as described in Chapter 404, Subchapter E of this title (relating to Rights of Persons Receiving Mental Health Services).

(b) An inventory of any personal possessions or personal articles of clothing temporarily taken from the individual shall be listed in the individual's medical record. The inventory shall be witnessed by two staff members who shall sign or authenticate this list in individual's medical record. If personal articles of clothing are taken from the individual, appropriate other clothing shall be issued.

(c) The items shall be kept in a locked place.

(d) Upon release of the individual from a restraint, seclusion, or combination of the two, the individual, if willing, and two staff members shall be asked to sign documentation in the individual's medical record indicating the status of items returned and the date and time the items were returned.

(e) If the individual is unwilling or unable to sign the documentation, a staff member shall document the refusal in the individual's medical record and list the items that were returned to the individual, the time they were returned, and the staff member who returned the items.

Source Note: The provisions of this §415.263 adopted to be effective July 22, 2014, 39 TexReg 5581