{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-576.024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.024","heading":"USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT.","body":"(a) A physical restraint may not be applied to a patient unless a physician prescribes the restraint.\n(b) A physical restraint shall be removed as soon as possible.\n(c) Each use of a physical restraint and the reason for the use shall be made a part of the patient's clinical record. The physician who prescribed the restraint shall sign the record.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE C. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE","CHAPTER 576. RIGHTS OF PATIENTS","SUBCHAPTER B. RIGHTS RELATING TO TREATMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.576.htm#576.024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"e164d206b5c7479d792ee399cf2479f334e0c17da46bcb06eacb9c7b5fa6ef7e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-576.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-576.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}