R432-101-14. Special Treatment Procedures

There shall be a hospital policy regarding the use of special treatment procedures. It shall include as a minimum:

(1) the use of seclusion, refer to R432-101-23;

(2) the use of restraint, refer to R432-101-23;

(3) the use of convulsive therapy including electroconvulsive therapy;

(4) the use of psychosurgery or other surgical procedures for the intervention or alteration of a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder;

(5) the use of behavior modification with painful stimuli;

(6) the use of unusual, investigational and experimental drugs;

(7) the use of drugs associated with abuse potential and those having substantial risk or undesirable side effects;

(8) an explanation as to whether the hospital will conduct research projects involving inconvenience or risk to the patient; and

(9) involuntary medication administration for emergent and ongoing treatment.