N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-26.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-26.14 - Psychiatry quality assurance methods

(a) There shall be a program of quality assurance for psychiatric services that is integrated into the hospital quality assurance program and includes regularly collecting and analyzing data to help identify health-service problems and their extent, and recommending, implementing, and monitoring corrective actions on the basis of these data.

(b) The ongoing quality assurance program of the psychiatric service shall include incident review and monitoring of such areas as suicide, attempted suicide, elopement, assaults, slips and falls, patient abuse and neglect, use of seclusion, and use of restraints.

(c) The medical staff shall review, on at least an annual basis, use of restraints, discharge planning, and outcomes.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-26.14