1. Each facility shall develop a program of education for the members of the staff of the facility to provide instruction in positive behavioral interventions and positive behavioral supports that:
(a) Includes positive methods to modify the environment of patients to promote adaptive behavior and reduce the occurrence of inappropriate behavior;
(b) Includes methods to teach skills to patients so that patients can replace inappropriate behavior with adaptive behavior;
(c) Includes methods to enhance a patient’s independence and quality of life;
(d) Includes the use of the least intrusive methods to respond to and reinforce the behavior of patients; and
(e) Offers a process for designing interventions based upon the patient that are focused on promoting appropriate changes in behavior as well as enhancing the overall quality of life for the patient.
2. Each facility shall provide appropriate training for the members of the staff of the facility who are authorized to carry out and monitor physical restraint and mechanical restraint to ensure that those members of the staff are competent and qualified to carry out the procedures in accordance with NRS 449A.200 to 449A.263, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3250) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.782)
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