42 U.S.C. § 290jj–1 — Reporting requirement

submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 106-310 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 82 words · no verdicts yet

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Facilities covered by this part must tell state regulators about deaths and about restraint or seclusion use. A death report must include the resident's name within 24 hours.

Every facility covered by this part must notify the right state licensing or regulatory agency — whichever one the Secretary decides is appropriate. (1) The facility must report every death that happens there. The report must include the resident's name, and it must go out within 24 hours of the death. (2) The facility must also report its use of seclusion or restraints, following rules the Secretary writes after working with the states.

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Each facility to which this part applies shall notify the appropriate State licensing or regulatory agency, as determined by the Secretary—

(1)

of each death that occurs at each such facility. A notification under this section shall include the name of the resident and shall be provided not later than 24 hours after the time of the individuals 1 death; and

(2)

of the use of seclusion or restraints in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, in consultation with the States.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title V, § 595A, as added Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXII, § 3208, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1199.)

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1944Enacted · Pub. L. 106-310 · 114 Stat. 1199

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