NDIS regulated Restrictive Practices

NDIS regulated Restrictive Practices

Type	Description
Chemical Restraint	It is the use of medication or chemical substances to influence the person’s behaviours or movement. This does not include medication the doctor has prescribed for the treatment of:  or to enable treatment, of a diagnosed mental disorder,  Physical illness  Or physical condition  The doctor must fill in this form and explicitly indicate what the medication is for and keep this as a defensible documentation and supply it to PBS practitioners upon request.
Environmental Restraint	This restricts a person's free access to sections or all parts of their environment including the items or activities.
Mechanical Restraint	This is the use of a device (any mechanical material, appliance, equipment) to prevent, restrict or subdue a person's movement for the primary purpose of influencing a person's behaviour. This does not include the use of devices for therapeutic or non-behavioural purposes.
Physical Restraint	This is the sustained or prolonged (physical force or action lasting than approximately 30 seconds that is not a reflexive manual restraint) use of action of physical force to prevent, restrict or subdue movement of a person’s body or part of their body for the primary purpose of influencing a person's behaviour.   Note: this is not the use of hands-on technique in a reflexive (momentary contact to guide or redirect a person, lasting for no more than approximately 30 seconds) way to guide or redirect a person away from potential harm/injury, consistent with what could reasonably be considered the exercise of care towards a person.
Seclusion	The sole confinement of a PWD in a room or physical space at any hour of the day or night where voluntary exit is prevented, is not facilitated or Implied (the person thinks they cannot leave freely).