| Subject: | CMS Issues Final Rule on Patients' Rights Regarding Restraint and Seclusion (Part 1 of 3) |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Mon, 15 Jan 2007 - 12:00 am |
| CMS has issued a final rule on the Patients’ Rights Condition of Participation (CoP), Subpart B – Administration §482.13, which is applicable to all Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals and became effective on January 8, 2007.
This rule addresses the following:
Reporting requirements for patient death associated with restraint or seclusion use
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