55 Pa. Code § 52.17 - Critical incident and risk management
(a) The requirements in this chapter are in
addition to the reporting requirements under Chapter 2380 or 2390 (relating to
adult training facilities; and vocational facilities), 6 Pa. Code Chapter 11
(relating to older adult daily living centers) and 28 Pa. Code Chapters 601 and
611 (relating to home health care agencies; and home care agencies and home
care registries).
(b) A provider
shall report a critical incident involving a participant to the Department or
the SCE, or both, on a form prescribed by the Department .
(c) A provider shall develop and implement
written policies and procedures on the prevention, reporting, notification,
investigation and management of critical incidents.
(d) A provider shall meet the risk management
requirements as specified in the approved applicable waivers, including
approved waiver amendments.
(e) If
the Department requires additional follow-up information to a critical
incident , then the provider shall submit additional information as requested to
the Department .
(f) A provider
shall reduce the number of preventable incidents. The methods used by the
provider to reduce the number of preventable incidents shall be documented on
the provider 's QMP.
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