Nevada § 449A.203 - “Aversive intervention” defined

§ 449A.203. “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 the person's 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. The term does not include the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment

in accordance with NRS 449A.454 or 449A.500 to 449A.581 , inclusive.