Forensic Disability Regulation 2022 (Qld)

Forensic Disability Regulation 2022

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Forensic Disability Regulation 2022.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2022.

3 Register of use of regulated behaviour controls— Act , s 74 (1) For section 74 of the Act, the register of the use of regulated behaviour controls must, for every use of a regulated behaviour control on a forensic disability client, include the following information— (a) the client's name and date of birth, if known; (b) a description of the client's behaviour that resulted in the use of the regulated behaviour control, including the intensity of the behaviour; (c) the type of regulated behaviour control used; (d) the reason for the use of the regulated behaviour control; (e) the details and outcome of the following incidents— (i) any medical treatment given to the client or others; (ii) any attendance by an entity external to the department; Examples of an entity external to the department— • a police officer • an ambulance officer • a registered health practitioner who is not employed by the department (iii) any notifiable incident; (f) the name and position of the person who prescribed or authorised the use of the regulated behaviour control; (g) the day and time when the use of the regulated behaviour control was prescribed or authorised; (h) if the regulated behaviour control is not fixed dose medication—the name and position of the person who administered or used the regulated behaviour control; (i) the day and time when the use began and ended; (j) the effectiveness of the use of the regulated behaviour control in controlling the client's behaviour; (k) if the type of regulated behaviour control used is a mechanical restraint—the type of mechanical restraint; Example— harness, gloves, sheet, splint, cuffs, bolster (l) if the type of regulated behaviour control used is behaviour control medication— (i) the name of the medication; and (ii) whether the medication is fixed dose medication; and (iii) the dose, route and frequency of the medication; and (iv) any restrictions on the use of the medication. (2) Also, if the type of regulated behaviour control used is behaviour control medication that is fixed dose medication, the register must be updated at the end of the first month from the beginning of the use of the regulated behaviour control and subsequently, at intervals of not more than 1 month, until the use of the regulated behaviour control ends, with the following information— (a) confirmation that the medication was administered as specified in the psychiatrist's prescription; (b) the name and position of any person who administered the medication. (3) For subsection (1) and (2), a use of a regulated behaviour control that is fixed dose medication begins on the first administration of the medication under the psychiatrist's prescription and ends on the last administration of the medication under the psychiatrist's prescription. (4) For subsection (1)(e), incidents means incidents that occurred as a result of— (a) the client's behaviour mentioned in subsection (1)(b); or (b) the client's reaction to the use of the regulated behaviour control. (5) In this section— notifiable incident means a notifiable incident under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 35.