La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-4269 - Incident Reports
A. There shall
be policies and procedures which cover the writing of and disposition of
incident reports.
1. The center shall
complete incident reports for each participant involved in the following
occurrences:
a. accidents and
injuries;
b. the involvement of any
participant in any occurrence which has the potential for affecting the welfare
of any other participant;
c. any
elopement or attempted elopement, or when the whereabouts of a participant is
unknown for any length of time; and
d. any suspected abuse, whether or not it
occurred at the center.
B. Progress notes documented on the day of
the incident shall indicate that an incident report was written.
C. The completed individual incident report
shall be filed in a central record system.
D. Incident reports shall include, at a
minimum, the following information:
1. the
name of the participant or participants;
2. the date and time of the
incident;
3. a detailed description
of the incident;
4. the names of
witnesses to the incident and their statements; and
5. a description of the action taken by the
center with regard to the incident.
E. Incident reports shall be reviewed by the
director, his designee or a medical professional within 24 hours of the
occurrence. A qualified professional shall recommend action, in a timely
manner, as indicated by the consequences of the incident.
F. ID team members shall review all incident
reports quarterly, and recommend action as indicated to:
1. insure that the reports have all of the
required information;
2. identify
staff training needs;
3. identify
patterns which may indicate a need for changes in the center
policies/practices; and
4. assist
in identifying those participants who may require changes in their plans of
care or who may not be appropriately placed in the ADHC center.
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