Updated: Mar 6, 2020
CMS is requesting public comment on its proposed clarification of Ligature Risk Interpretive Guidelines. This is CMS’ response to the work of The Joint Commission’s Expert Panel on Suicide Prevention that created the Recommendations that were published starting with TJC’s November 2019 issue of their Perspectives newsletter.
For full text of CMS: TJC Expert Panel Perspectives Publication Summary.
For draft proposal and instructions on how to submit your comments directly to CMS, CLICK HERE
The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a statement about 1:1 monitoring of actively suicidal patients who are either known or suspected of having COVID-19. To read the full statement, click here.
Read more for the new guidance and resources the Joint Commission has released for behavioral health.
Suicide Risk Reduction – Monitoring High – Risk Patients What is the monitoring requirement for patients at high risk for suicide? In units/areas that contain ligature and/or other safety risks, patie
