Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Section 28-4-1209 - Notification and reporting requirements
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-4-1209
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Each licensee shall ensure that the following notifications are submitted verbally or in writing upon discovery of the incident or event, but no later than 24 hours after the discovery:
(1) Each instance of suspected abuse or
neglect of a resident shall be reported to the Kansas department of social and
rehabilitation services or to law enforcement.
(2) Each incident resulting in the death of
any resident shall be reported to the following:
(A) Law enforcement;
(B) the department;
(C) the parent or guardian of the
resident;
(D) the resident's
placing agent;
(E) the state
medicaid agency;
(F) the Kansas
department of social and rehabilitation services; and
(G) the state-designated protection and
advocacy entity.
(3)
Each incident resulting in the death of a staff member while on duty at the
PRTF shall be reported to the department and to any other entities according to
the policies of the PRTF.
(4) Each
incident resulting in a serious injury to any resident, including burns,
lacerations, bone fractures, substantial hematomas, and injuries to internal
organs, shall be reported to the following:
(A) The department;
(B) the county health department in which the
PRTF is located;
(C) the parent or
legal guardian of any resident involved in the incident;
(D) the placing agent of any resident
involved in the incident;
(E) the
state medicaid agency;
(F) the
Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services; and
(G) the state-designated protection and
advocacy entity.
(5)
Each incident of suspected sexual assault involving a resident as a victim or
as a perpetrator shall be reported to the following:
(A) Law enforcement;
(B) the Kansas department of social and
rehabilitation services;
(C) the
parent or legal guardian of the resident;
(D) the resident's placing agent;
and
(E) the department.
(6) Each suicide attempt by a
resident shall be reported to the following:
(A) The department;
(B) the resident's placing agent;
(C) the parent or guardian of the
resident;
(D) the state medicaid
agency;
(E) the Kansas department
of social and rehabilitation services; and
(F) the state-designated protection and
advocacy entity.
(7)
Each natural disaster shall be reported to the department.
(8) Each instance of work stoppage shall be
reported to the department.
(9)
Each incident that involves a riot or the taking of hostages shall be reported
to the department.
(10) Each fire
shall be reported to the department and to the state fire marshal.
(11) Each incident that involves any
suspected illegal act committed by a resident while in the PRTF or by a staff
member while on duty at the PRTF shall be reported to law enforcement in
accordance with the policies of the PRTF.
(12) If any resident, staff member, or
volunteer of the PRTF contracts a reportable infectious or contagious disease
specified in K.A.R. 28-1-2, the licensee shall ensure that a report is
submitted to the local county health department within 24 hours, excluding
weekends and holidays.
(b) Each licensee shall complete a written report within five calendar days of the discovery of any incident or event identified in subsection (a).
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