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Subcommittee delays vote on crisis-stabilization unit rules after debate over child admissions, rooming and 24/7 nurse requirement
Summary
The Medical Affairs Subcommittee carried over regulation 53 50, which would allow CSUs to admit younger patients and set staffing and rooming standards, after debate over whether children and adults should share sleeping quarters and whether a registered nurse must be on-site 24/7.
The Medical Affairs Subcommittee carried over regulation 53 50, which updates licensing standards for crisis stabilization unit (CSU) facilities, after extended debate about age-based admissions, sleeping-room arrangements for children and adults, and whether a registered nurse must be present at the facility 24 hours a day.
DPH presented the proposed rule changes to allow CSUs to admit younger patients—statute had been changed to permit admissions from age 5 upward—and proposed that individuals 13 and under not be admitted to a bed in a room with an adult. The draft rule also…
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