Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 322.0515
Authorization for Use of Wheelchair Self-release Seat Belt; Exception

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding Section 322.051 (Certain Restraints Prohibited), 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.

Source: Section 322.0515 — Authorization for Use of Wheelchair Self-release Seat Belt; Exception, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­322.­htm#322.­0515 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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