1. (1) Each hospital that uses isolation or restraint must annually report information specified by TDMHSAS to the Commissioner of TDMHSAS. TDMHSAS shall establish reporting guidelines and deadlines necessary to assure uniform reporting of minimum aggregated isolation and restraint data by each hospital.
2. (2) Any hospital using isolation or restraint must notify the Commissioner of TDMHSAS of any death that occurs while a service recipient is restrained or isolated, or where it is reasonable to assume that a service recipient’s death is attributable to, or results from, restraint or isolation. The hospital must report such deaths by the next business day following the service recipient’s death.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-120, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, and 33-2-302. Administrative History: Original rule filed October 3, 2002; effective December 17, 2002. Administrative corrections made to agency names in December 2022 pursuant to Public Chapter 575 of 2012.