NAC432A.735. Management of behavior: Policy and procedure; annual training; restrictions.

     1. A provider shall prepare a written policy and procedure for the management of behavior, which must include:

     (a) A description of the behavior of a client that is appropriate and inappropriate; and

     (b) Acceptable responses by the members of the staff to behavior by the client that is inappropriate.

     2. The policy and procedure prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must be provided to each member of the staff. The staff must receive annual training relating to the management of behavior, which has been approved by the Division.

     3. A member of the staff shall not use or permit the use of physical restraint or methods that are humiliating or frightening to control the actions of a client.

     4. A member of the staff may use passive restraint only as a temporary means of physical containment to protect the client, another person or property. Passive restraint may not be used as a form of punishment.

     5. A member of the staff may not use a method to incapacitate the client physically, unless the method has been identified and approved by the Division.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 3-11-92)