513 IAC 1-1-10 - "Mechanical restraint" defined

Authority: IC 20-20-40-13; IC 20-20-40-16

Affected: IC 20-20-40

Sec. 10.

(a) "Mechanical restraint" means the use of:

(1) a mechanical device;

(2) a material; or

(3) equipment;

attached or adjacent to a student's body that the student cannot remove and that restricts the freedom of movement of all or part of the student's body or restricts normal access to the student's body.

(b) The term does not include:

(1) a mechanical device;

(2) a material; or

(3) equipment;

that is used as authorized by a licensed physician or other qualified health care professional.

(c) The term does not include a bus harness or other safety equipment that is used to restrain a student during transport when the harness or safety equipment is necessary for safety purposes as provided under 575 IAC 1.

Notes

513 IAC 1-1-10

Commission on Seclusion and Restraint in Schools; 513 IAC 1-1-10; filed 8/5/2014, 1:32 p.m.: 20140903-IR-513130408FRA Errata filed 9/30/2014, 9:10 a.m.: 20141022-IR-513140385ACA Readopted filed 11/30/2020, 12:07 p.m.: 20201230-IR-513200367RFA