(a) The
provider shall report the following
incidents, alleged incidents and suspected incidents through the
Department's
information management system within 24 hours of discovery by a staff person:
(1) Death.
(2) A physical act by an individual in an
attempt to complete suicide.
(3)
Inpatient admission to a hospital.
(4) Abuse, including abuse to an individual
by another individual.
(5)
Neglect.
(6)
Exploitation.
(7) An individual who
is missing for more than 24 hours or who could be in jeopardy if missing for
any period of time.
(8) Law
enforcement activity that occurs during the provision of a service or for which
an individual is the subject of a law enforcement investigation that may lead
to criminal charges against the individual.
(9) Injury requiring treatment beyond first
aid.
(10) Fire requiring the
services of the fire department. This provision does not include false
alarms.
(11) Emergency
closure.
(12) Theft or misuse of
individual funds.
(13) A violation
of individual rights.
(b)
The
provider shall report the following incidents, alleged incidents and
suspected incidents through the
Department's information management system
within 72 hours of discovery by a staff person:
(1) Use of a restraint.
(2) A medication error as specified in §
6100.466 (relating to medication
errors), if the medication was ordered by a
health care
practitioner.
(c) The
individual, and persons designated by the individual, shall be notified within
24 hours of discovery of an incident relating to the individual.
(d) The provider shall keep documentation of
the notification in subsection (c).
(e) The incident report, or a summary of the
incident, the findings and the actions taken, redacted to exclude information
about another individual and the reporter, unless the reporter is the
individual who receives the report, shall be available to the individual, and
persons designated by the individual, upon request.
