Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1952 – Reporting of an incident of restraint or seclusion
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1. Quarterly reporting by institution. An institution shall submit for each calendar quarter a report to the commissioner that includes for that institution, organized by unit:
A. The hours of restraint for each 1,000 patient hours; [PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
B. The hours of seclusion for each 1,000 patient hours; [PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
C. The aggregate number of incidents of restraint; [PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
D. The aggregate number of incidents of seclusion; [PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
E. The maximum and mean duration, across all patients, of incidents of restraint; [PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
F. The maximum and mean duration, across all patients, of incidents of seclusion; and [PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
G. Any other information that may be useful regarding the use of restraint or seclusion. [PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1952
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee, except that when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Health and Human Services and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Institution: means a public or private psychiatric institution licensed under Title 22, chapter 404 or 405 to provide psychiatric services that fall under the jurisdiction of the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1951
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Unit: means a hospital ward or other area used to provide inpatient care. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1951
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Annual reporting by institution. Annually, as soon as practicable after completing the formal quarterly report for the preceding year, an institution shall submit a report to the commissioner with the data required under subsection 1, paragraphs A to G, organized by unit.
[PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
3. Annual report by the commissioner. By January 1st of each year, the commissioner shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters a report that includes the data submitted pursuant to subsection 1 for the previous fiscal year. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters may report out legislation relating to the report to the next regular session of the Legislature.
[PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 266, §1 (NEW).