New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XX - JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Part 704 - Incident Review Committee Requirement
Section 704.1 - Background and intent
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) The Protection of People with Special Needs Act (the Act), enacted as chapter 501 of the Laws of 2012, seeks to create durable, consistent safeguards for vulnerable persons to protect against abuse, neglect and other conduct that may jeopardize their health, safety and welfare.
(b) To accomplish this goal, the Act provides that each state oversight agency as defined in the Act establish procedures and requirements relating to incident management programs, including establishment of incident review committees, and authorizes the State oversight agency to grant an exemption from this requirement when appropriate, based on the size of the facility or provider agency or other relevant factors.
(c) This regulation identifies appropriate methods that may be used to attain compliance with the incident review committee requirement and further defines relevant factors to consider in determining whether it is appropriate to grant an exemption from the incident review committee requirement.
