S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-75.600.601

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-75.600.601 - Incidents. (II)

A. The Facility shall document every Incident and include an Incident review, Investigation, and evaluation as well as corrective action taken, if any. The Facility shall retain all documented Incidents reported pursuant to this section for six (6) years after the Participant involved is last Discharged. The Facility shall keep the documents onsite and readily available at the Facility for the first year following Participant Discharge.

B. The Facility shall report the following types of Incidents to the Department, Responsible Party, Sponsor, and/or emergency contact for each affected Participant within twenty-four (24) hours of the Incident. The Facility shall notify the Department via the Department's electronic reporting system or as otherwise determined by the Department. Incidents requiring reporting include:

1. Confirmed or suspected crimes against Participants;

2. Confirmed or suspected Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation;

3. Hospitalization or death resulting from an Incident;

4. Elopement;

5. Medication errors;

6. Burns, hematoma, or laceration requiring medical attention;

7. Bone or joint fracture;

8. Other injuries requiring medical attention or hospitalization;

9. Attempted suicide; and

10. Fire.

C. The Facility shall submit a separate written investigation report within five (5) calendar days of every Incident required to be reported to the Department pursuant to Section 601.B via the Department's electronic reporting system or as otherwise determined by the Department. Reports submitted to the Department shall contain only: Facility name, License number, type of Incident, the date the Incident occurred, number of Participants directly injured or affected, Participant medical record identification number, Participant age and sex, number of Staff directly injured or affected, number of visitors directly injured or affected, witness(es') name(s), identified cause of Incident, internal investigation results if cause unknown, a brief description of the Incident including location where occurred, and treatment of injuries.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-75.600.601

Added by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2015; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 03, eff. 3/25/2022.