55 Pa. Code § 5320.54 - Seclusion and restraints
(a) The
use of seclusion is prohibited in LTSRs.
(b) The use of restraints for behavior
management is prohibited in LTSRs.
(c) The use of restraints to promote body
alignment, positioning and physical functioning is allowable in an LTSR only
when the following conditions are met:
(1) The
requirements of §
13.4 (relating to use of
restraints to control involuntary movement due to organic causes or
conditions).
(2) State or local
standards for hospital, nursing home and residential care occupancy governing
these facilities when a resident's mobility is compromised by the use of this
type of restraint. See, for example, 28 Pa. Code Part IV (relating to health
facilities); 34 Pa. Code Chapters 49-59, National Fire Protection Agency
related to institutional occupancy (current applicable standards of Life Safety
Code) and equivalent standards of cities with 1st class status; and Chapter
5300 (relating to private psychiatric hospitals).
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