Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."

Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints (A1012) restricts physical and mechanical restraints on people with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries to emergency situations only, prohibiting their use as planned interventions in behavior modification plans. The bill requires medical orders within 15 minutes of restraint application, limits restraint duration to one hour, mandates physician examinations within one working day, and requires facilities to report all restraint use as "unusual incidents" to parents/guardians and state agencies. It also prohibits aversive techniques and mandates staff training in positive behavior approaches. The legislation is named after a teenager with autism who was improperly restrained at a State-licensed facility in Haddonfield.