APBA Guidelines & Statements

APBA would like to make practitioners and others aware that, on March 26th, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed, for a second time, a ban on devices that deliver electrical stimuli to individuals to reduce or eliminate targeted self-injurious behavior in vulnerable individuals. We urge individuals to read more about the proposed rule: Banned Devices; Proposal To Ban Electrical Stimulation Devices for Self-Injurious or Aggressive Behavior and to remain up to date on the progress of this important FDA proposed ban. APBA will remain active in monitoring the progress of the proposed FDA ban and will update the June 2022 Board of Directors Position Statement on the Use of Contingent Electric Skin Shock to Change Behavior document accordingly.