Aversive conditioning device.

(a) Identification. An aversive conditioning device is an instrument used to administer an electrical shock or other noxious stimulus to a patient to modify undesirable behavioral characteristics. (b) Classification. Class II (special controls), except for electrical stimulation devices for self-injurious or aggressive behavior. Electrical stimulation devices for self-injurious or aggressive behavior are banned. See § 895.105 of this chapter. [44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, as amended at 85 FR 13354, Mar. 6, 2020]