North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 75 - Department of Human Services
Article 75-03 - Community Services
Chapter 75-03-41 - Supervised Independent Living
Section 75-03-41-27 - Incident and sentinel event reporting
Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 75-03-41-27
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
A client served by the agency also in foster care shall have all incident and sentinel events reported to the placement and care agency. The agency shall report sentinel events to the regional office of the department.
1. The agency shall have written policy outlining the critical incident and sentinel event reporting for all clients.
a. An incident is an unplanned
occurrence that resulted or could have resulted in injury to people or damage
to property, specifically involving the general public, clients in supervised
independent living setting, or agency employees and nonemployees. An incident
also can involve issues such as harassment, violence, and discrimination.
b. A sentinel event is an
unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological
injury that is not related to the natural course of a client's illness or
underlying condition, including any process variation for which a recurrence
would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome including
inappropriate sexual contact.
2. The agency immediately shall notify the client's placement and care agency when any of the following occurs involving a client in foster care:
a. An incident that
requires the services of law enforcement, including:
(1) Case of a runaway or missing individual;
or
(2) Criminal activity by the
client placed in a supervised independent living setting; or
b. A sentinel event, including:
(1) Death of a client in foster
care;
(2) Serious injury or trauma
of a client in foster care, requiring medical attention;
(3) Any attempt at suicide by a client in
foster care; and
(4) Any behavior
involving a client in foster care, that results in a serious threatening
situation of harm to others.
General Authority: NDCC 50-06-05.1, 50-11-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-06-05.1, 50-11-03
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