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CMS SOM App. N, Tag N0201
§483.372(c) Staff must document in the resident’s record, all injuries that occur as a
result of an emergency safety intervention, including injuries to staff resulting from
that intervention.
Interpretive Guidelines§ 483.372(c)
The facility should have written policies and procedures that list all the elements that
must be included in the documentation of any injury occurring during an ESI. Complete
documentation of resident injuries must be included in the resident record.
Documentation of staff injuries resulting from emergency safety intervention must be
referenced in the associated resident record. However, more detailed information
concerning the staff injury may be located somewhere other than the resident record.
History
Rev. 131; Issued: 01-16-15, Effective: 01-16-15, Implementation: 01-16-15
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
56414a39f124b1a3853e58098c879aeff5bac11736ef661844dc3d13e34d3e82
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