- 1. Prohibition of contacts and visits with the individual's attorney, probation officer, placing agency representative, minister or chaplain;
- 2. Any action that is humiliating, degrading, or abusive;
- 3. Subjection to unsanitary living conditions;
- 4. Deprivation of opportunities for bathing or access to toilet facilities except as ordered by a licensed physician for a legitimate medical purpose and documented in the individual's record;
- 5. Deprivation of appropriate services and treatment;
- 6. Deprivation of health care;
- 7. Administration of laxatives, enemas, or emetics except as ordered by a physician or other professional acting within the scope of his license for a legitimate medical purpose and documented in the individual's record;
- 8. Applications of aversive stimuli except as permitted pursuant to other applicable state regulations;
- 9. Limitation on contacts with regulators, advocates or staff attorneys employed by the department or the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy.
- 10. Deprivation of drinking water or food necessary to meet an individual's daily nutritional needs except as ordered by a licensed physician for a legitimate medical purpose and documented in the individual's record;
- 11. Prohibition on contacts or visits with family or an authorized representative except as permitted by other applicable state regulations or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
- 12. Delay or withholding of incoming or outgoing mail except as permitted by other applicable state and federal regulations or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; and
- 13. Deprivation of opportunities for sleep or rest except as ordered by a licensed physician for a legitimate medical purpose and documented in the individual's record.
The following actions shall be prohibited:
Statutory Authority
§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 5, eff. December 7, 2011.