24 Miss. Code. R. 2-15.6 - Incidents that Require Follow-Up

A. The agency provider shall provide follow-up, which may include, but is not limited to, additional treatment, staff training, corrective action, completed investigations, or additional supervision on the following incidents through the incident reporting system designated by DMH:

1. Emergency Room hospitalization and treatment: May include date of discharge, additional treatment required, etc.

2. Suicide Attempts: May include additional treatment required, placed under suicide watch, staff training, etc.

3. Serious Injuries: May include any additional treatment needed, staff training, etc.

4. Use of restraints, time-out, or seclusions: May include any additional treatment needed, staff training, etc.

5. Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation: May include internal investigations, any corrective actions taken, staff training, updates on other entities' investigations, etc.

6. Suspicious deaths: May include internal investigations, any corrective actions taken, staff training, updates on other entities' investigations, etc.

7. Elopement: May include staff training, additional supervision, etc.

8. Medication errors: May include staff training, any corrective actions taken, etc.

B. The agency provider shall provide any follow-up or feedback of the above incidents within seven (7) calendar days of when the report was made through the incident reporting system designated by DMH.

Notes

24 Miss. Code. R. 2-15.6

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-4-7

Adopted 11/1/2024