La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § VII-31713

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-31713 - Tracking Incidents

A. For each client who is involved in an accident or incident, an incident report shall be completed including the name, date, time, details of accident or incident, circumstances under which it occurred, witnesses and action taken.

1. Incidents or accidents involving clients must be documented in the client's record. These records should also contain all pertinent medical information.

2. The examples listed below are not all inclusive, but are presented to serve as a guideline to assist those facility employees responsible for reporting incident reports.

a. Suspicious Death. Death of a client or on-duty employee when there is suspicion of death other than by natural causes.

b. Abuse and/or Neglect. All incidents or allegations of abuse and/or neglect.

c. Runaways. Runaways considered dangerous to self or others.

d. Law Enforcement Involvement. Arrest, incarceration, or other serious involvement of residents with law enforcement authorities.

e. Mass Transfer. The voluntary closing of a facility or involuntary mass transfer of residents from a facility.

f. Violence. Riot or other extreme violence.

g. Disasters. Explosions, bombings, serious fires.

h. Accidents/Injuries. Severe accidents or serious injury involving residents or on-duty employees caused by residents such as life threatening or possible permanent and/or causing lasting damage.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § VII-31713

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 13:578 (October 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 25:696 (April 1999), repromulgated LR 31:2245 (September 2005).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, R.S. 40:2009.13, R.S. 40:2009.20, R.S. 14:4032, Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 CFR 483.405, 483.420, and 483.440.