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''The Residential Care Regulation'' | ''The Residential Care Regulation'' defines a restraint as any chemical, electronic, mechanical, physical or other means of controlling or restricting a care facility resident’s freedom of movement. This includes accommodating the person in a secure unit (for example, a locked wing of the facility). | ||
The law does not specifically define chemical restraint, but other sources have described chemical restraint as the use of a medication to restrict a person’s movement, reduce a behaviour, or sedate a person beyond any therapeutic purpose. For more information about the use of chemical restraints, see the 2020 [https://www.bcli.org/consent-to-chemical-restraints-in-long-term-care/#:~:text=Consent%20to%20Restraints&text=Restraints%20can%20only%20be%20used,be%20used%20(s%2073) BC Law Institute blog] by Sara Pon. | The law does not specifically define chemical restraint, but other sources have described chemical restraint as the use of a medication to restrict a person’s movement, reduce a behaviour, or sedate a person beyond any therapeutic purpose. For more information about the use of chemical restraints, see the 2020 [https://www.bcli.org/consent-to-chemical-restraints-in-long-term-care/#:~:text=Consent%20to%20Restraints&text=Restraints%20can%20only%20be%20used,be%20used%20(s%2073) BC Law Institute blog] by Sara Pon. |