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(3) The written behavior intervention plan shall be shared, initially, and when changes occur, with all staff members, school-aged children, parents, guardians and referral sources. (4) Cruel, inhumane and inappropriate punishment is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: head shaving or any other dehumanizing or degrading act; deprival of food or family visits; deprival of mail; slapping or shaking; the use of handcuffs; a pattern of threats of removal from the facility as a punishment; using profanity, or any language that the staff member knows or should know may ridicule a child; authorizing, directing or asking a child to discipline another child; disciplining a child for a medical or psychological problem over which the child has no control (e.g., bedwetting, stuttering, etc.); denial of communication and visits with family members; demeaning acts designed to embarrass children; denial of essential program services; denial of shelter, clothing, or personal needs; excessive physical exercise; excessive work tasks; verbal abuse; use of any mechanical restraint or equipment that restricts the movement of an child or a portion of the child’s body; use of a prone restraint that places a child in a face down position; use of chemical restraints. (5) Efforts will be made to ensure the language of the behavior intervention plan shall be within each child’s cognitive ability. (6) All behavior intervention techniques shall begin with the least restrictive methods, including de-escalation. Children shall not be subjected to corporal punishment. K. Time Out. (1) As used in this subsection, ‘‘time-out’’ means a behavior intervention technique that is defined as the temporary restriction of an individual for a period of time to a designated area from which the person is not physically prevented from leaving, for the purpose of providing the individual an opportunity to regain self-control. (2) Time-out shall not be used for the convenience of staff members or volunteers, as a means of coercion, discipline, or retaliation. (3) Time-out shall not be used for a child who is in danger of harming himself or herself or for a child under 3 years old. (4) Areas used for time-outs shall be free of objects with which a child could self-inflict bodily harm, shall provide a view of the child at all times, shall be equipped with adequate ventilation and lighting, shall not be enclosed by a door and shall comply with the safety requirements as required by the State Fire Code. (5) The use of time-outs shall be appropriate to the developmental level and the age of the child and may not be for a period longer than the period of time necessary for the child to regain control. (6) The maximum length of time that a child may be in time-out on each occurrence of time-out shall be one minute per the age of the child, but in no event shall time-out be utilized for a child who is under the age of three (3). (7) The need for continued use of a time-out shall be reviewed at least every ten (10) minutes and documented in the child’s record. (8) A child that is in a time-out shall be permitted use of the toilet if requested. (9) Any child that is in a time-out shall be within hearing of a staff member. (10) A child that is in a time-out shall be permitted to leave the time-out room to eat meals. (11) Within twelve (12) hours of occurrence, there shall be documentation in the child’s record of each time-out, including the name of each staff member involved, the length of the time-out, and rationale for use. L. Emergency Safety Intervention. (1) Facilities that use physical restraints shall have a written restraint policy. (2) All caregivers of a facility shall be trained and certified through the same nationally accredited restraint-training curriculum (i.e. Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Crisis Prevention Institute, etc.) before participating in a restraint. (3) The facility staff shall be aware of each child’s medical and psychological conditions to ensure that the emergency safety intervention that is utilized does not pose any undue danger to the physical or mental health of the child.