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§ 32A-6A-11 NMSA 1978

Training required for a professional who uses restraint or seclusion

Known as the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act

The act spans §§ 32–32 (30 sections).

Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 11.

A mental health or developmental disabilities professional who administers restraint or seclusion shall receive training in current professionally accepted practices and standards regarding:

A. positive behavior interventions strategies and supports;

B. functional behavior assessment and behavior intervention planning;

C. prevention of self-injurious behaviors;

D. methods for identifying and defusing potentially dangerous behavior; and

E. restraint and seclusion, to the extent that each may be used in the treatment setting.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.