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Subcommittee carries over crisis-stabilization-unit rules after dispute over child-bed placement and 24/7 nurse requirement
Summary
The Medical Affairs Subcommittee carried over proposed licensing standards for Crisis Stabilization Units after lawmakers and the Department of Mental Health questioned rules allowing minors to be admitted and sharing sleeping quarters with adults and debated a 24/7 on‑site registered‑nurse requirement.
The subcommittee carried over proposed licensing standards for Crisis Stabilization Units (CSUs) (regulation document 53-50, tab 5) after members and Department of Mental Health (DMH) officials questioned several provisions: expanding admission to children as young as 5, allowing individuals 14 and older to share sleeping rooms with adults in some circumstances, and a proposed requirement that a registered nurse be physically on-duty at the facility at all times.
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