“Aversive intervention” defined. “Aversive intervention” means any of the following actions if the action is used to punish a person with a disability or to eliminate, reduce or discourage maladaptive behavior of a person with a disability:
1. The use of noxious odors and tastes;
2. The use of water and other mists or sprays;
3. The use of blasts of air;
4. The use of corporal punishment;
5. The use of verbal and mental abuse;
6. The use of electric shock;
7. Requiring a person to perform exercise under forced conditions if the:
(a) Person is required to perform the exercise because he exhibited a behavior that is related to his disability;
(b) Exercise is harmful to the health of the person because of his disability; or
(c) Nature of the person’s disability prevents him from engaging in the exercise;
8. Any intervention, technique or procedure that deprives a person of the use of one or more of his senses, regardless of the length of the deprivation, including, without limitation, the use of sensory screens; or
9. The deprivation of necessities needed to sustain the health of a person, regardless of the length of the deprivation, including, without limitation, the denial or unreasonable delay in the provision of:
(a) Food or liquid at a time when it is customarily served; or
(b) Medication.
Last modified: February 27, 2006