Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-2-.18 - Incident Reports

(1) The staff of the program must contact the local police department with jurisdiction over the program to report any missing client from the program within 30 minutes of the staff receiving actual knowledge that such person is missing from the program.

(2) The staff of the program must immediately contact the local police department with jurisdiction over the program when it is determined that a client poses a clear and present danger to any client within the program, its staff, and/or the general public.

(3) Whenever a serious incident (as designated herein) involving a client occurs, the program must report in a format acceptable to the department either within 24 hours after the incident has occurred, or the program has reasonable cause to believe that a reportable incident involving a client has occurred. The serious incidents that must be reported to the department include the following:

(a) any death of a client seeking treatment at the program;

(b) any serious injury to a client that requires medical attention;

(c) any injury to a client that requires medical attention beyond first aid that is received by the client as a result of or in connection with any emergency safety intervention;

(d) any client that is missing from the program without notice of voluntary discharge;

(e) any rape, assault, any battery of a client;

(f) an external disaster or other emergency situation that affects the continued safe operation of the program;

(g) when an owner, director or employee acquires a criminal record; and

(h) when the program staff determines that a client poses a clear and present danger to any client within the program, its staff, and/or the general public.

(4) The incident report required by these rules must be filed with the department and must include at least:

(a) the name of the program and the name of the administrator;

(b) the date of the incident and the date the program became aware of the incident;

(c) the type of incident suspected, with a brief description of the incident; and

(d) any immediate corrective or preventative action taken by the program to ensure against the replication of the incident.

Upon receipt of the incident report, the department may request additional information from the program and/or initiate a complaint investigation of the incident.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-2-.18

O.C.G.A. §§ 37-3-204, 37-3-205, 31-2-4, 31-2-7, 31-2-8, 31-7-2.1.

Original Rule entitled "Incident Reports" adopted. F. Dec. 10, 2024; eff. Dec. 30, 2024.