ARSD 67:42:17:41. Prevention of child maltreatment

A provider shall meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of a child, and identify procedures to implement behavior management strategies for use with children in care. Behavior management strategies must offer limits, with positive guidance and direction, to help a child develop self-control and respect for the rights of others, be appropriate to a child's age and developmental level, and include strategies to prevent shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma. A behavior management strategy may not be delegated to an older child or peer. Separation, when used as a strategy, must be within sight or hearing of a provider. The parent of a child may not, while working at the program, use a prohibited discipline technique to discipline the parent's child. The following methods of discipline are prohibited: (1) Spanking, hitting, pinching, biting, shaking, or inflicting any other physical punishment; (2) Verbal abuse, shouting, threats, humiliation, or derogatory or sarcastic remarks about the child or the child's family; (3) Restriction of movement or confinement; (4) Isolating a child in an adjacent room, hallway, closet, darkened area, or any other area where a child cannot be seen or supervised; (5) Punishment for lapses in toilet training; (6) Withholding or forcing of meals, snacks, naps, or outdoor time to correct behavior; (7) Demanding excessive physical exercise or excessive rest; and (8) Placing substances in a child’s mouth to cause discomfort such as soap, food, or spices. A provider who is under investigation for abuse and neglect may not be in a caregiving role, if the department determines there is an imminent safety concern to a child in the provider's care.