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Section 32A-6A-11 - Training required for a professional who uses restraint or seclusion.

NM Stat § 32A-6A-11 (2019) (N/A)
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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.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 11.

Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 162 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

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