Which is an example of the regulatory power to make law?
a. Joint Commission establishing a medication reconciliation standard.
b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developing recommendations for childhood immunizations.
c. Institute of Medicine (IOM) defining the approximate number of medication errors that result in significant patient harm or death.
d. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enacting rules for restraint and seclusion for participating hospitals.
ANS: D
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enacting rules for restraint and seclusion for participating hospitals refers to the enactment of law, while the other answers discuss the development of standards and recommendations that do not have the authority of law. There are some health care rules that may define expected behavior, but if these rules were not created by a government entity with legal authority, then they are not health care laws.
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