# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 21 — Behavioral Health Regulations

### Chapter 12 — Use of Quiet Room and Use of Restraint

#### Regulation .04 Protective Device Use.

*COMAR 10.21.12.04*

A. When the definition of a restraint or a protective device is in dispute, in each case under discussion, the clinical director or the clinical director's physician designee shall clarify and document in the patient's medical record the device's correct purpose.

B. The patient's treatment team shall document in the treatment plan the team's rationale for use of a protective device.