The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 was written to protect the patient from physical or chemical restraint in which of the following situations?
a. Protection from self-harm
b. Protection from other patients
c. To keep patient from leaving AMA
d. Discipline or convenience
D
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A This is not the protection provided by the act.
B This is not the protection provided by the act.
C This is not the protection provided by the act.
D OBRA was written to protect patients from being restrained for disciplinary reasons.
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