(210 ILCS 85/6.20)
Sec. 6.20.
Use of restraints.
Each hospital licensed under this Act must
have a written policy to address the use of
restraints and seclusion in the hospital. The Department shall establish, by
rule, the provisions that the policy must include, which,
to the extent practicable, should be consistent with the requirements for
participation in the federal Medicare program. Each
hospital policy shall include periodic review of the use of restraints or
seclusion in the hospital.
In hospitals, restraints or seclusion may only be ordered by (i) a physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches
or (ii) a registered nurse with supervisory responsibilities as authorized by
the medical staff. The medical staff of a hospital may
adopt a policy specifying the requirements for the use of restraints or
seclusion and identifying whether a registered nurse with
supervisory responsibilities may order restraints or seclusion in the hospital
when the patient's treating physician is
not available.
Registered nurses authorized to order restraints or seclusion shall have
appropriate training and experience as determined
by medical staff policy. The treating physician shall be notified when
restraints or seclusion are ordered by a registered
nurse. Nothing in this Section requires that a medical staff
authorize a registered nurse with supervisory responsibilities
to order restraints or seclusion.
(Source: P.A. 92-356, eff. 10-1-01.)
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