Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R539 - Health and Human Services, Services for People with Disabilities
Rule R539-3 - Rights and Protections
Section R539-3-10 - Prohibited Procedures
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 539-3-10
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) A division, provider, or self-administered service employee may not engage in:
(a) physical punishment, including slapping,
hitting, and pinching;
(b) abusive
or demeaning speech;
(c)
confinement in a locked room;
(d)
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;
(e) withholding or denial of food or any
support for a biological need as a consequence or punishment;
(f) a behavior intervention as described in
Rule R539-4 used for coercion, convenience, or retaliation;
(g) a cruel, severe, unusual, or unnecessary
practice as described in Subsection 62A-2-123(1); or
(h) a procedure in violation of Sections
R495-876, R512-202, R510-302,
62A-3-301 through
62A-3-321,
and
62A-4a-402 through
62A-4a-412.
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