[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR441.151]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 441_SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC 

 

Subpart D_Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Individuals Under Age 21 in 

                   Psychiatric Facilities or Programs

 

Sec.  441.151  General requirements.



    (a) Inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under age 21 must 

be:

    (1) Provided under the direction of a physician;

    (2) Provided by--

    (i) A psychiatric hospital or an inpatient psychiatric program in a 

hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 

Healthcare Organizations; or

    (ii) A psychiatric facility that is not a hospital and is accredited 

by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 

the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the 

Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, or by 

any other accrediting organization with comparable standards that is 

recognized by the State.

    (3) Provided before the individual reaches age 21, or, if the 

individual was receiving the services immediately before he or she 

reached age 21, before the earlier of the following--

    (i) The date the individual no longer requires the services; or

    (ii) The date the individual reaches 22; and

    (4) Certified in writing to be necessary in the setting in which the 

services will be provided (or are being provided in emergency 

circumstances) in accordance with Sec.  441.152.

    (b) Inpatient psychiatric services furnished in a psychiatric 

residential treatment facility as defined in Sec.  483.352 of this 

chapter, must satisfy all requirements in subpart G of part 483 of this 

chapter governing the use of restraint and seclusion.



[66 FR 7160, Jan. 22, 2001]