Section He-C 6446.22 - Requirements Regarding Discipline of Children in Care(a) Foster parents, adult household members, and other individuals who provide care in the foster home shall administer discipline only in a constructive way, which is individualized to meet the needs, development, and experiences of the child.(b) The following practices shall be prohibited for children in care:(1) Child abuse as defined in RSA 169-C:3, II;(2) The use of seclusion and restraint, except as allowed by RSA 126-U;(3) Derogatory remarks or statements that humiliate, ridicule, or intimidate;(4) Deprivation of food, meals, mail, or family contact;(5) Threats of alternate placements;(6) Corporal punishment, which means the infliction of bodily suffering or pain that is intended to prevent or chastise a child's misconduct, including the use of spanking;(7) Mechanical and non-prescription chemical restraint;(8) Intentional misuse of prescribed medications as chemical restraints;(9) Involuntary seclusion or isolation such that there is no ability to visually or audibly supervise the safety of the child or the child has no means of evacuation, which might include the modification of the environment to restrict egress or the use of criminal restraints;(10) Assignment of physically strenuous or dangerous exercise or work as a punishment; and(11) Verbal or physical punishment for bed-wetting or negative actions related to toilet training.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6446.22
#7321, eff 7-22-00; ss by #8663, eff 6-16-06
Amended byVolume XXXV Number 10, Filed March 12, 2015, Proposed by #10788, Effective 2/21/2015, Expires2/21/2025.Amended by Volume XL Number 28, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13056, Effective 6/16/2020, Expires 6/16/2030 (formerly He-C 6446.23).