Rule 15-16-1-4.15.3 - Incidents/Accident1. The facility shall have written procedures for the reporting and documentation of unusual incidents and other situations or circumstances affecting the health, safety or well-being of a client or clients. (i.e. death of unnatural causes, injuries, fights or physical confrontations, situations requiring the use of passive physical restraints, suspected incidents of abuse or neglect). a. Such procedures shall ensure timely verbal reporting to the Director or designee and a preliminary verbal report to the State Licensing agency within twenty-four (24) hours of the incident. A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency within seventy-two (72) hours.b. Incidents or accidents shall be documented in the client record. An incident report shall be maintained by the facility.2. Incident/Accident Report. When and if an incident occurs, a detailed report of the incident shall be made. At a minimum, the incident report shall contain the following: a. Circumstances under which the incident occurred; names of clients, staff and others involved;b. Date and time the incident occurred; c. Where the incident occurred (bathroom, bedroom, street, lawn, etc.);d. Immediate treatment and follow-up care; e. Name and address of witnesses and their statements;f. Date and time family or representative was notified;g. Symptoms of pain and injury discussed with the physician; to include date and time the physician was notified; and h. Signatures of the staff completing the report, client, and Director.3. When an incident results in death of a client or involves abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a client or entails any serious threat to the client's health, safety or well-being, the facility shall: a. Immediately report verbally to the Director and submit a preliminary written report within twenty-four (24) hours of the incident;b. Within twenty-four hours of the suspected incident notify the MSDH, licensing agency, and the attorney general's office, as well as local law enforcement in accordance with State law and the Vulnerable Persons Act, with written notification to the above agencies to follow within seventy-two hours of the suspected incident;c. Immediately notify the family or representative of the client;d. Provide follow-up written reports within 72 hours of the completed investigation to all the above persons and agencies;e. Take appropriate corrective actions to prevent future incidents; andf. Document compliance with the above procedures for each incident.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-4.15.3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-13