§ 42-158-3. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Covered facility� means any agency, organization, or public or private entity, regardless
of the state agency under whose authority its license or certification is established,
that provides support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment,
or direct supervision to any person. "Covered facility� does not include any law enforcement
department, the department of corrections, the training school for youth, or the forensic
unit at the Eleanor Slater hospital.
(2) "Prone restraint� means
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§ 42-158-3. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Covered facility� means any agency, organization, or public or private entity, regardless
of the state agency under whose authority its license or certification is established,
that provides support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment,
or direct supervision to any person. "Covered facility� does not include any law enforcement
department, the department of corrections, the training school for youth, or the forensic
unit at the Eleanor Slater hospital.
(2) "Prone restraint� means a restraint or hold that limits or controls the movement or
normal functioning of any portion, or all, of an individual's body while the individual
is in a face-down position. Prone restraint does not include the temporary controlling
of an individual in a prone position while transitioning to an alternative, safer
form of restraint.
(3) "Service provider� means any person employed or contracted by a covered facility to
provide support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment, or
direct supervision.