NRS 433.5453
“Aversive intervention” defined.

“Aversive intervention” means any of the following actions if the action is used to punish a person with a disability or to eliminate, reduce or discourage maladaptive behavior of a person with a disability:

1.

The use of noxious odors and tastes;

2.

The use of water and other mists or sprays;

3.

The use of blasts of air;

4.

The use of corporal punishment;

5.

The use of verbal and mental abuse;

6.

The use of electric shock;

7.

Requiring a person to perform exercise under forced conditions if the:

(a)

Person is required to perform the exercise because the person exhibited a behavior that is related to his or her disability;

(b)

Exercise is harmful to the health of the person because of his or her disability; or

(c)

Nature of the person’s disability prevents the person from engaging in the exercise;

8.

Any intervention, technique or procedure that deprives a person of the use of one or more of his or her senses, regardless of the length of the deprivation, including, without limitation, the use of sensory screens; or

9.

The deprivation of necessities needed to sustain the health of a person, regardless of the length of the deprivation, including, without limitation, the denial or unreasonable delay in the provision of:

(a)

Food or liquid at a time when it is customarily served; or

(b)

Medication.

Source: Section 433.5453 — “Aversive intervention” defined., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-433.­html#NRS433Sec5453.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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