Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An
ARCP shall have written procedures for the reporting and documentation of
accidents, incidents and other situations or circumstances affecting the
health, safety or well-being of a resident or residents. The procedures shall
include:
1. a provision that the director or
his/her designee shall be immediately verbally notified of accidents, incidents
and other situations or circumstances affecting the health, safety or
well-being of a resident or residents; and
2. a provision that staff shall be trained on
the reporting requirements.
B. An ARCP shall report to HSS any incidents
suspected of involving:
1. abuse;
2. neglect;
3. misappropriation of personal property
regardless of monetary value; or
4.
injuries of unknown origin. Injuries of unknown origin are defined as:
a. the source of the injury was not observed
by any person or the source of the injury could not be explained by the
resident; or
b. the injury is
suspicious because of the extent of the injury or the location of the injury
(e.g., the injury is located in an area not generally vulnerable to
trauma).
C.
The initial report of the incident or accident is due within 24 hours of
occurrence or discovery of the incident.
D. After submission of the initial 24-hour
report, a final report shall be submitted within five business days regardless
of the outcome.
E. Report Contents.
The information contained in the incident report shall include, but is not
limited to the following:
1. circumstances
under which the incident occurred;
2. date and time the incident
occurred;
3. where the incident
occurred (bathroom, apartment, room, street, lawn, etc.);
4. immediate treatment and follow-up
care;
5. name and address of
witnesses;
6. date and time family
or representative was notified;
7.
symptoms of pain and injury discussed with the physician; and
8. signatures of the director, or designee,
and the staff person completing the report.
F. When an incident results in death of a
resident, involves abuse or neglect of a resident, or entails any serious
threat to the residents health, safety or well-being, an ARCP director or
designee shall:
1. immediately report
verbally to the director and submit a preliminary written report within 24
hours of the incident to the department;
2. notify HSS and any other appropriate
authorities, according to state law and submit a written notification to the
above agencies within 24 hours of the suspected incident;
3. immediately notify the family or the
residents representative and submit a written notification within 24
hours;
4. immediately notify the
appropriate law enforcement authority in accordance with state law;
5. take appropriate corrective action to
prevent future incidents and provide follow-up written report to all the above
persons and agencies as per reporting requirements; and
6. document its compliance with all of the
above procedures for each incident and keep such documentation (including any
written reports or notifications) in the residents file. A separate copy of all
such documentation shall be kept in the providers administrative
file.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and
R.S.
40:2166.1-2166.8.
