(1) In general, the following criteria govern the approval of proposed programs incorporating aversive procedures:

(a) the proposed individual program plan must meet the minimum requirements specified in these rules;

(b) previous attempts to modify the maladaptive target behavior using less restrictive procedures have not proven to be effective, or the situation is so serious that a restrictive procedure is immediately warranted;

(c) the proposed procedure is a reasonable response to the person's maladaptive target behavior in that:

(i) there is evidence of the use of similar procedures in the current, relevant, published professional literature;

(ii) in general, the procedure is constructed in such a way as to be consistent with procedures of the same type as found in the current, relevant, published professional literature; and

(iii) the maladaptive target behavior is so serious that the person's interests in receiving services and treatment outweighs the right to the least restrictive training procedures and as a result the procedure is warranted.