| Subject: | CMS Releases Memorandum About Update of State Operations Manual Chapter 5 |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Tue, 3 Jun 2008 - 12:00 pm |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a memorandum about an update to Chapter 5 of the State Operations Manual (SOM). According to CMS, Section 5140 of Publication 100-07, the SOM, concerning deaths in Hospitals associated with the use of restraint or seclusion, has been revised to correspond to the regulatory requirements at 42 CFR 482.13(g) and to reflect operational procedures implemented since the revised regulation took effect in January, 2007. The process for... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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