Section 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).