Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Chapter 709 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF FREESTANDING TREATMENT FACILITIES
Subchapter C - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR FREESTANDING TREATMENT ACTIVITIES
Section 709.34 - Reporting of unusual incidents
Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 709.34
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The project shall develop and implement policies and procedures to respond to the following unusual incidents:
(1) Physical
assault or sexual assault by staff or a client.
(2) Selling or use of illicit drugs on the
premises.
(3) Death or serious
injury due to trauma, suicide, medication error or unusual circumstances while
in residential treatment or, when known by facility, for ambulatory
services.
(4) Significant
disruption of services due to disaster such as fire, storm, flood or other
occurrence which closes the facility for more than 1 day.
(5) Theft, burglary, break-in or similar
incident at the facility.
(6) Event
at the facility requiring the presence of police, fire or ambulance
personnel.
(7) Fire or structural
damage to the facility.
(8)
Outbreak of a contagious disease requiring Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
notification.
(b) Policies and procedures must include the following:
(1) Documentation of the unusual
incident.
(2) Prompt review and
identification of the causes directly or indirectly responsible for the unusual
incident.
(3) Implementation of a
timely and appropriate corrective action plan, when indicated.
(4) Ongoing monitoring of the corrective
action plan.
(5) Reporting
mechanism to ensure that reporting of an unusual incident to an entity is in
compliance with State and Federal confidentiality laws.
(c) To the extent permitted by State and Federal confidentiality laws, the project shall file a written unusual incident report with the Department within 3 business days following an unusual incident involving:
(1) Physical or sexual assault by
staff or a client.
(2) Death or
serious injury due to trauma, suicide, medication error or unusual
circumstances.
(3) Significant
disruption of services due to a disaster such as a fire, storm, flood or other
occurrence that results in the closure of a facility for more than 1
day.
(4) Event at the facility
requiring the presence of police, fire or ambulance personnel.
(5) Outbreak of a contagious disease
requiring CDC notification.
The provisions of this §709.34 issued under section 2301-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 613.1).
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