(Please Note Extended Time!)
This ten-part online seminar series will cover a majority of the CMS Hospital CoP manual – Appendix A. (Psychiatric and Swing Bed requirements are addressed in a separate program.) It is a fantastic way to educate everyone in your hospital on all the sections of the CMS hospital manual, especially ones that apply to their department.

Continuing Education
The Kentucky Hospital Research and Education Foundation is an approved Kentucky Board of Nursing continuing education provider. This offering number 5-0023-12-25-012 is approved for 2.4 contact hours. Participants must attend the entire session, complete the post-session evaluation, and provide nursing license number in order to receive contact hours and be awarded a certificate. No partial credit will be given. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval does not constitute endorsement of program content.

Patient Rights

• Notice of rights to be provided
• IM notice – Medicare patients
• Designation of representative
• OCR Section 1557
• Interpreters
• Grievances and procedure
• “7-Day” rule
• Understanding of patient advocate/support person
• Rights and Informed consent
• Advance directives
• Family member and doctor notification
• Privacy and confidentiality
• Care in a safe setting
• Safety of behavioral health patients
• Ligature risks
• Freedom from abuse and neglect
• Criminal background checks
• Access to medical records
• 2023 proposed changes to medical records access
• Visitation rights
• Restraint and seclusion- types and requirements
• Restraint standards
• Seclusion standards
• Less restrictive methods and alternatives
• Plan of care
• Documentation
• One-Hour rule
• Staff education
• Death reporting

Appendix and Resources