Webinar: Ligature Risks and Preventing Inpatient Suicide: Compliance with CMS CoPs and TJC Resources
Webinar
Thursday, May 28, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Eastern Standard Time
Suicide prevention and protecting patients from harm or strangulation continues to be a major focus of accreditation surveys. Suicide is the third most frequently reported sentinel event.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has promulgated requirements for hospitals to prevent ligature risk and self-harm from patients who are suicidal. Any hospital that receives Medicare and/or Medicaid payments must implement these regulations for all patients.
For acute hospitals, the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs) manual includes guidance on ligature-resistant environments under Tag A-0144 (Patient Rights) and Tag A-0701 (Physical Environment/Facility Services). These sections outline expectations for identifying areas that must be ligature resistant and describe required patient risk assessments, environmental risk assessments, staff education, and related policies and procedures.