Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2010
Barcode 585154
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (Crist) recommended the
12 following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment
15 On page 9, line 27, through
16 page 10, line 5, delete those lines
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19 (14) "Restraint" means a physical device, method, or
20 drug used to control dangerous behavior.
21 (a) A physical restraint is any manual method or
22 physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached
23 or adjacent to a person's body so that he or she cannot easily
24 remove the restraint and which restricts freedom of movement
25 or normal access to one's body.
26 (b) A drug used as a restraint is a medication that is
27 used to control the person's behavior or to restrict his or
28 her freedom of movement and is not part of the standard
29 treatment regimen of an individual with a diagnosed mental
30 illness who is a client of the department. Physically holding
31 a person during a
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