ND HB1089

Prohibits corporal punishment and shock treatment for individuals with developmental disabilities receiving services at public or private institutions and facilities.

Restricts seclusion and physical restraint to emergency situations only when necessary to ensure immediate physical safety of the individual or others.

Requires written and informed consent from individuals or guardians before administering electroconvulsive therapy or shock treatment, with parents or guardians able to consent for minors.

Adds explicit prohibition against aversive reinforcement conditioning for patients at treatment facilities, requiring express and informed written consent if such treatment is attempted.

Expands patient rights to include freedom from unnecessary restraint, isolation, and aversive reinforcement conditioning at mental health treatment facilities.