Restraint:   Personal restraint, mechanical restraint, or drug used as a restraint and is the following in accordance with 42 CFR 482.13(e)(1):

(A) Any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a behavioral health recipient to move his or her arms, legs, body, or head freely; or

(B) A drug or medication when it is used as a restriction to manage the behavioral health recipient’s behavior or restrict the behavioral health recipient’s freedom of movement and is not a standard treatment or dosage for the behavioral health recipient’s condition.

(C) A restraint does not include devices, such as orthopedically prescribed devices, surgical dressings or bandages, protective helmets, or other methods that involve the physical holding of a behavioral health recipient for the purpose of conducting routine physical examinations or tests, or to protect the behavioral health recipient from falling out of bed, or to permit the behavioral health recipient to participate in activities without the risk of physical harm (this does not include a physical escort). .