Texas § HS.322.0515 - AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF WHEELCHAIR SELF-RELEASE SEAT BELT

§ HS.322.0515. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF WHEELCHAIR SELF-RELEASE SEAT BELT

AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF WHEELCHAIR SELF-RELEASE SEAT BELT; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding Section 322.051 , a facility shall allow a resident to use a wheelchair self-release seat belt while the resident is in the resident's wheelchair if: (1) the resident demonstrates the ability to release and fasten the seat belt without assistance; (2) the use of the wheelchair self-release seat belt complies with the resident's plan of care; and (3) the facility receives written authorization signed by the resident or the resident's legal guardian for the resident to use the wheelchair self-release seat belt. (b) A facility that advertises as a restraint-free facility is not required to comply with Subsection (a) if the facility: (1) provides to current and prospective residents a written disclosure stating the facility is restraint-free and is not required to comply with a request under Subsection (a); and (2) makes all reasonable efforts to accommodate the concerns of a resident who requests a seat belt under Subsection (a). Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 284 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.