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That's what the State of Michigan said too, except that the rails visually
restricted the resident, and popped up anyway.
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Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:43
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Subject: Re: siderail vs restraint?
In a message dated 1/15/2004 6:12:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Our (AR) State RAI Coordinator said
if it met any of the criteria ( unable to remove or restricts) it is to be
coded as a restraint.
That's right. So, conversely, if siderails do not restrict, i.e., the
resident cannot transfer anyway, they do not meet the definition of
restraint.
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