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(3) address the need for using time outs or physical restraint in the resident’s assisted living plan if the home has reason to believe that time outs or physical restraint may be necessary because the resident’s prior behavior or medical condition indicates that the resident may occasionally present an imminent danger to the resident or others; the plan must include information regarding

(A) when time outs or physical restraint should be used;

(B) what forms of physical restraint should be used, based on recommendations from the resident’s primary physician; and

(C) any prenotification procedures requested by the resident’s representative in addition to the 24-hour notice required by (d)(1) of this section or the five-day written report required under (d)(2) of this section. (d) If physical restraint is used, the assisted living home shall

(1) notify the resident’s representative

(A) before physical restraint is used, if prenotification is made a part of the resident’s assisted living plan under (c)(3)(C) of this section; and

(B) within 24 hours, unless the representative has agreed, as reflected in the resident’s assisted living plan, that notification under (2) of this subsection is sufficient; and

(2) document any use of physical restraint in the written report required under 7 AAC 75.340(a)(4) that includes

(A) the resident’s name;

(B) a description of the incident that led to the decision to use physical restraint;

(C) a brief description of any other form of intervention used or attempted before the use of physical restraint;

(D) the type of physical restraint used;

(E) the time when physical restraint began; and

(F) the time when physical restraint ended. (e) For purposes of this section, a time out is the restriction of a resident, with that resident’s consent, to a quiet area or unlocked quiet room for a period not to exceed 30 minutes. A home may not require a resident to take a time out without that resident’s consent, and may not use a time out that exceeds 30 minutes, with or without that resident’s consent. (f) For purposes of this section, physical restraint is a manual method that restricts body movement, or a physical or mechanical device, material, or piece of equipment that is attached or adjacent to the resident’s body, that prevents the resident from easily removing it, and that restricts movement or normal access to the body. The use of the following safety equipment will