What must I do about a restrictive practice?
A regulated restrictive practice requires authorisation, and the behaviour support plan must set out the commitment to reducing and eliminating it, the monitoring of its use, and the reportable use of the practice. A reportable use also brings the medical referral and the notification the rules require.
Answered from the held text of NDIS Practice Standards m2-3.5. The clause behind it is cited below, and the requirement page carries the evidence an assessor asks for.
What the clause behind this answer says
m2-3.5 Behaviour support in the NDIS (specialist): commitment to reducing restrictive practices
The provider shows, through its policies, procedures and day-to-day practice, a commitment to reducing and eliminating the use of restrictive practices.
Source: NDIS Practice Standards on the compliance desk. Our statement of the clause, not the instrument verbatim.
m2-4.1 Restrictive practices (specialist): knowledge of regulated practices and authorisation
The provider knows and understands the regulated restrictive practices described in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018 and any state or territory legislation, policy and processes for obtaining authorisation (however described) for restrictive practices included in a behaviour support plan.
Source: NDIS Practice Standards on the compliance desk. Our statement of the clause, not the instrument verbatim.
m2a-9.1 Reportable restrictive practice incidents (implementer): medical referral and assessment
After an incident, the implementing provider supports the participant's immediate referral to and assessment by a medical practitioner where appropriate.
Source: NDIS Practice Standards on the compliance desk. Our statement of the clause, not the instrument verbatim.
What evidence answers it
- Restrictive practice reduction and elimination policy
- Plans containing fading or elimination strategies with target dates
- Internal reports tracking restrictive practice reductions across clients
What assessors commonly find
- Policy statement exists but plans show no reduction strategies
- No organisation-level monitoring of restrictive practice trends
The reviewer opens with
Show me restrictive practice reduction and elimination policy, and tell me who owns it and when it was last reviewed.
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Where to go next
- m2-3.5 Behaviour support in the NDIS (specialist): commitment to reducing restrictive practices
- m2-4.1 Restrictive practices (specialist): knowledge of regulated practices and authorisation
- m2a-9.1 Reportable restrictive practice incidents (implementer): medical referral and assessment
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