Medicaid Amended Interim Final Rule covering the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Providing Psychiatric Services to Individuals Under Age 21 May 23, 2001 The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published in the May 22, 2001, Federal Register, an amended interim final rule for the use of restraints and
March 15, 2001 Ms. Michael McMullan Acting Deputy Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services HCFA-2065-IFC P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244 Attn: File Code HCFA-2065-IFC Dear Ms. McMullan: The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization. We are committed to
October 26, 1999 The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is grateful for the attention to the use of seclusion and restraints and strongly supports the establishment of national standards to care safely and appropriately for children and young people. These complex issues directly affect the safety of children in care and the
Pursuant to HHS's request for comments on the interim final rule (Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 127) regulating the use of seclusion and restraints in Medicare and Medicaid financed hospitals, CWLA submitted the following to the Health Care Financing Administration. August 26, 1999 Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services