The Hospital Restraint/Seclusion Death
Report Worksheet historically has been used by RO's internally as a
data collection tool for hospitals reporting restraint/seclusion
deaths as required by 482.13. In response to the Executive Order
13563 by reducing unnecessarily burdensome rules and thereby
increasing the ability of hospitals and CAHs to devote resources to
providing high quality patient care. The Medicare and Medicaid
Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital
Conditions of Participation CMS-3244-F final rule responds. Within
this rule is the change to 482.13 reducing the burden of reporting
2-point soft wrist restraint deaths. Additionally, it increases the
methods for which hospitals may report all other
restraint/seclusion related deaths, to include telephone,
facsimile, and electronic. The Hospital Restraint/Seclusion Death
Report Worksheet will now be used by all hospitals for required
reporting by facsimile and electronic. Sections 1861(e)(1) through
(8) of the Social Security Act (the Act) provide that a hospital
participating in the Medicare program must meet certain specified
requirements. Section 1861(e)(9) of the Act specifies that a
hospital also must meet such other requirements as the Secretary
finds necessary in the interest of the health and safety of
individuals furnished services in the institution. Under this
authority, the Secretary has established regulatory requirements
that a hospital must meet to participate in Medicare at 42 CFR Part
482, CoPs for Hospitals. Section 1905(a) of the Act provides that
Medicaid payments from States may be applied to hospital services.
Under regulations at 42 CFR 440.10(a)(3)(iii), 42 CFR
440.20(a)(3)(ii), and 42 CFR 440.140, hospitals are required to
meet the Medicare CoPs in order to participate in
Medicaid.
US Code:
42
USC 186 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code:
42 USC 591, 592, Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
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