42 U.S.C. § 290ii–2 — Regulations and enforcement

(a) Training: Within 1 year of October 17, 2000, the Secretary — after consulting appropriate state and local protection and advocacy organizations, physicians, facilities, other health care professionals, and patients — must issue regulations requiring facilities covered by the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to meet the requirements in subsection (b). (b) Requirements: Those regulations must require that: (1) covered facilities have an adequate number of qualified professional and support staff to evaluate patients, write individualized, comprehensive treatment plans, and provide active treatment; (2) appropriate training is given to facility staff on using restraints and on alternatives to restraints; and (3) covered facilities provide complete and accurate death notifications, as required under section 290ii–1(a) of this title. (c) Enforcement: A facility covered by this part that fails to meet any requirement of this part — including failing to provide appropriate training — becomes ineligible to take part in any program supported, even partly, by money appropriated to a federal department or agency.