R539-3-9. Prohibited Procedures

A division, provider, or self-administered service employee may not engage in: (1) a behavior intervention as described in Rule R539-4 used for coercion, convenience, or retaliation; (2) a cruel, severe, unusual, or unnecessary practice as described in Subsection 26B-2-123(1)(a); (3) abusive or demeaning speech; (4) confinement in a locked room; (5) denial or restriction of access to an assistive technology device, except when removal prevents injury to the person, injury to any other individual, or property damage as described in Section R539-3-6; (6) physical punishment, including slapping, hitting, and pinching; (7) withholding or denial of food or any support for a biological need as a consequence or punishment; or (8) a procedure in violation of Rules R495-876, R512-202, and R510-302, and Sections 26B-6-201 through 26B-6-218, and 80-2-602 through 80-2-1005.