Updates to the Seclusion and Restraint Reporting Form

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will update the form for reporting seclusion and restraint. The form will contain an additional field indicating who ordered the restraint. The manual will also be updated to include this additional requirement. The new form must be used for all seclusion and restraint reports beginning Oct. 1, 2017.

The updated form will be available in the Psychiatric Hospital Manual beginning Oct. 1, 2017.

If you have any questions regarding this bulletin, please contact the SCDHHS Division of Behavioral Health at (803) 898-2565.

Thank you for your continued support of the South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid program.