Minnesota Chapter 245D, Home and Community-Based Services Standards 

Minnesota legislation 245D.061: Emergency Use of Manual Restraints, published on October 8, 2014 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), provides protective standards including the use of emergency manual restraints. These standards govern home- and community-based services for persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and older. The new standards assist staff with basic support services and intensive support services which include health, safety, and rights protections for persons receiving services governed by this chapter.

CPI Training Can Help Your Facility Comply With the Rules

The Nonviolent Crisis Intervention^® training program equips staff in techniques for both the prevention of and the safe use of physical restraint. Our program provides training in identifying the underlying causes of the client behaviors that can lead to restraint, and in understanding how staff behavior affects client behavior, and vice versa. The training focuses on prevention and de-escalation techniques and other alternatives to the use of restraint, as well as information on evaluating risk of harm; monitoring for signs of distress; documenting incidents; and safer, less restrictive physical interventions to be used only as a last resort.

More Resources

In addition to Emergency Use of Manual Restraints, read the Protection Standards and Staffing Standards sections of this legislation.
 
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