R381-100-12. Child Guidance and Interaction

  (1) The provider shall ensure that no child is subjected to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse while in care.

  (2) The provider shall inform parents, children, and those who interact with the children of the center's behavioral expectations and how any misbehavior will be handled.

  (3) Individuals who interact with the children shall guide children's behavior by using positive reinforcement, redirection, and by setting clear limits that promote children's ability to become self-disciplined.

  (4) Caregivers shall use gentle, passive restraint with children only when it is needed to stop children from injuring themselves or others, or from destroying property.

  (5) Interactions with the children shall not include:

  (a) any form of corporal punishment or any action that produces physical pain or discomfort such as hitting, spanking, shaking, biting, or pinching;

  (b) restraining a child's movement by binding, tying, or any other form of restraint that exceeds gentle, passive restraint;

  (c) shouting at children;

  (d) any form of emotional abuse;

  (e) forcing or withholding food, rest, or toileting; or

  (f) confining a child in a closet, locked room, or other enclosure such as a box, cupboard, or cage.

  (6) Any person who witnesses or suspects that a child has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall immediately notify Child Protective Services or law enforcement as required in Utah Code Section 62A-4a-403 and Section 62A-4a-411.