New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED
Section 8.371.2.78 - BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAMS
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.371.2.78
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. "Aversive stimuli": things or events that a client finds unpleasant or painful that are used to immediately discourage undesired behavior may be used by the facility as a means of behavior modification.
B. "Time out": a procedure designed to improve a client's behavior by removing positive reinforcement when their behavior is undesirable may be used by the facility as a means of behavior modification.
C. Behavior modification programs involving the use of aversive stimuli or time out must be:
(1) reviewed and approved by the facility's
human rights committee and the qualified mental retardation
professional;
(2) conducted only
with the consent of the affected client's parents or legal guardian;
(3) described in written plans that are kept
on file in the facility;
(4) a
physical restraint used as a time-out device shall be applied only during
behavior modification exercises and only in the presence of the
trainer.
(5) time-out devices and
aversive stimuli may not be used for longer than one hour for time-out purposes
involving removal from a situation, and then only during the behavior
modification program and only under the supervision of the trainer.
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