Restraints Resource Center

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) Restraint Reduction and Behavior Management Resource Center is directed towards the issues of reducing the use of restraints in health care facilities providing care for patients and residents while managing behaviors.

Contacts

Organizations

AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA)
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMS - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
IDOH - Indiana Department of Health

Resources

• Physical Restraint Reduction for Older Adults
• Restraint Reduction
• Ohio Department of Health Guidelines for Restraint Use
• Clinical Guidance for the Assessment and Implementation of Bed Rails
• Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment

Regulations

• 410 IAC 16.2-3.1-38 Activities of daily living (page 66)
• 42 CFR §483.13 Resident behavior and facility practices