Glossary
Restrictive practice
A restrictive practice is any practice or intervention that restricts the rights or freedom of movement of a person with disability, such as seclusion or chemical, mechanical, physical or environmental restraint.
Why it is a compliance matter
Under the NDIS scheme a restrictive practice may only be used where it is authorised, in the way the person’s behaviour support plan describes, and its use must be recorded and reported. The use of a restrictive practice that is not authorised, or is not in the plan, is a reportable incident in its own right.
Categories, thresholds and timeframes are set by the regulator and change; confirm the current requirements with the regulator for your sector before acting on a real case.
What to keep on record
The authorisation and the plan it sits in, each use with date, time and the person involved, and the review of whether the practice is still needed. Records that are dated and attributable are what an auditor asks for; a note that a practice "is sometimes used" is not.
Sources and references
This entry describes the term in general. The regulator’s own site is the authority for your service, and requirements change.
Keep the record
The terms are the easy part. The evidence is the work.
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