Sharing updates to Centers for medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance, this webinar from the Center for Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities outlines requirements for convenience and chemical constraints, informed consent, gradual dose reductions, and critical element decisions for practitioners prescribing psychotropic medications in long-term care facilities. Best practices for psychotropic medication management and strategies for implementing a psychotropic medication stewardship team in a long-term care facility are shared.
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This training library was supported by funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this project do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
