- Title
- Hospital Death Reporting Requirements Related to Behavior Management Restraint and Seclusion
- Memo #
- 06-31
- Posting Date
- 09/29/2006
- Fiscal Year
- 2006
- Summary
- This memo summarizes and emphasizes the responsibilities of hospitals, State Agencies, Regional Offices and Central Office as they relate to behavior management restraint and seclusion deaths. Hospitals, States, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have clear responsibilities and timeframes for reporting and investigating deaths related to behavior management restraint and seclusion.
