New and Revised Restraint and Seclusion Requirements
Effective January 1, 2025, The Joint Commission has approved new and revised requirements for behavioral health and human services organizations who use restraint and seclusion. The requirements reduce redundancies, streamline processes, and remove the physical holding of a child or youth requirements.
The revised requirements eliminate the separate “physical holding of a child or youth” requirements and incorporate this concept into the requirements for restraint and seclusion, as physical holding that restricts freedom of movement is a type of restraint.
Prepublication Standards: