Section 6500.166. Training

(a) If a restrictive procedure is used, there shall be at least one person available when restrictive procedures are used who has completed training within the past 12 months in the use of and ethics of using restrictive procedures including the use of alternate positive approaches.

(b) Persons responsible for developing, implementing or managing a restrictive procedure plan shall be trained in the use of the specific techniques or procedures that are used.

(c) If manual restraint or exclusion is used, persons responsible for developing, implementing or managing a restrictive procedure plan shall have experienced the use of the specific techniques or procedures directly on themselves.

(d) Documentation of the training program provided, including the persons trained, dates of training, description of training and training source shall be kept.