9 CAR § 30-507. Behavior management

(a) The agency shall have a written discipline policy that is consistently followed. (b) Discipline shall be directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self-control. (c) Discipline shall be appropriate to the child’s: (1) Age; (2) Development; and (3) History, including trauma history. (d) The following disciplinary actions shall not be used: (1) Denial of: (A) Meals; (B) Sleep; (C) Shelter; (D) Essential clothing; or (E) Case plan activities; (2)(A) Denial of parental visits or regular phone and mail contact with family. (B) Nondisciplinary case planning issues are accepted; (3) Lewd or obscene language; (4) Derogatory comments about the child or the child’s: (A) Family; (B) Race; or (C) Gender; (5) Restriction to a room for more than a short period of time without periodic observation; (6) Restriction to a dark room or area; (7) Locked isolation; (8) Physical injury or threat of bodily harm; (9) Humiliating or degrading action; (10) Extremely strenuous work or exercise; (11) Mechanical or chemical restraints; and (12) Corporal punishment. (e) Physical restraint: (1) Shall be initiated only by a trained person, only to prevent injury to: (A) The child; (B) Other people; or (C) Property; and (2) Shall not be initiated solely as a form of discipline. (f) A child shall not be allowed to administer discipline, except teen parents may discipline their own children. (g) Searches of a child or a child’s personal property shall be: (1) For reasons limited to safety and security of children and the foster family; or (2) In cases of suspected theft. (h) Any searches requiring removal of clothing shall be done in privacy.