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CMS SOM App. J, Tag W273
§483.450(a)(3) Clients must not discipline other clients, except as part of an organized system
of self-government, as set forth in facility policy.
Guidance §483.450(a)(3)
Staff will promptly intervene when any clients tries to independently impose discipline upon
another client. For example, a client who is serving dessert to the group withholds dessert from
another client based upon their own evaluation of that client’s behavior.
(b) Standard: Management of inappropriate client behavior
History
Rev. 135, Issued: 02-27-15, Effective: 04-27-15, Implementation: 04-27-15
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
6ae1015cd8be2057f6a64827b00ec2d9240431e7766037a959af7682d1df9a26
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