La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-4269

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section 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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-4269

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 34:2189 (October 2008), repromulgated LR 34:2635 (December 2008), Amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 431975 (10/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and 40:2120.41-46.