Medical Facilities Unit Hospital Types

Psychiatric Hospitals/Units

A Psychiatric Hospital is a facility that assists recovery by providing active treatment and care to persons with mental illness. Such care is provided under the supervision of a physician. This facility type may or may not offer similar services to outpatients.

A Psychiatric Hospital Unit is a unit within a general hospital that meets the needs of a person with mental illness.

• State Licensing Regulations
  • Psychiatric Hospital (Microsoft Word* )
  • Psychiatric Unit (Microsoft Word* )
• Federal Requirements
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix AA, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, Appendix Q, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
  • CMS Policies and Memos to States , including survey and certification memoranda, guidance, clarifications, and instructions to state survey agencies
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
    • 42 C.F.R. Part 482 , CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals
    • 42 C.F.R. Part 489 , CMS Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals
  • Federal Complaint Procedures, Chapter 5, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
    

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