Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Chapter 715 - STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM
Section 715.28 - Unusual incidents
Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 715.28
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) A narcotic treatment program shall develop and implement policies and procedures to respond to the following unusual incidents:
(1) Physical assault by a patient.
(2) Inappropriate behavior by a patient
causing disruption to the narcotic treatment program.
(3) Selling of drugs on the
premises.
(4) Complaints of patient
abuse (physical, verbal, sexual and emotional).
(5) Death or serious injury due to trauma,
suicide, medication error or unusual circumstances.
(6) Significant disruption of services due to
disaster such as fire, storm, flood or other occurrence.
(7) Incident with potential for negative
community reaction or which the facility director believes may lead to
community concern.
(8) Theft,
burglary, break-in or similar incident at the facility.
(9) Drug related hospitalization of a
patient.
(10) Other unusual
incidents the narcotic treatment program believes should be
documented.
(b) These policies and procedures shall include the following:
(1) Documentation of the unusual
incident.
(2) Prompt review and
investigation.
(3) Implementation
of a timely and appropriate corrective action plan, when indicated.
(4) Ongoing monitoring of the corrective
action plan.
(c) A narcotic treatment program shall file a written Unusual Incident Report with the Department within 48 hours following an unusual incident including the following:
(1) Complaints of patient abuse
(physical, verbal, sexual and emotional).
(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.
(4) Incidents with potential for negative
community reaction or which the facility director believes may lead to
community concern.
(5) Drug related
hospitalization of a patient.
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