Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) The licensee
shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to respond to all
of the following unusual incidents:
(1)
Physical assault or sexual assault by staff, a volunteer or a resident on or
off the premises.
(2) Provision or
use of illicit drugs on the premises.
(3) Death or serious injury due to trauma,
suicide, medication error or unusual circumstances while residing at the drug
and alcohol recovery house.
(4)
Significant disruption due to disaster such as fire, storm, flood or other
occurrence which closes the drug and alcohol recovery house for more than 1
day.
(5) Theft, burglary, break-in
or similar incident at the drug and alcohol recovery house.
(6) Event at the drug and alcohol recovery
house requiring the presence of police, fire or ambulance personnel.
(7) Fire or structural damage to the drug and
alcohol recovery house.
(8)
Outbreak of a contagious disease requiring Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
notification.
(b) The
licensee shall develop and implement written unusual incident policies and
procedures which must include all of the following:
(1) Documentation of the unusual
incident.
(2) Prompt review and
identification of the direct and indirect causes of the unusual
incident.
(3) Implementation of a
timely and appropriate plan of correction, when indicated.
(4) Ongoing monitoring of the plan of
correction.
(c) The
licensee 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, a
volunteer or a resident.
(2) Death
or serious injury due to trauma, suicide, medication error or unusual
circumstances.
(3) Fire, storm,
flood or other occurrence that results in the closure of the drug and alcohol
recovery house or the relocation of residents for more than 1 day.
(4) An event at the drug and alcohol recovery
house requiring the presence of police, fire or ambulance personnel.
(5) Outbreak of a contagious disease
requiring CDC notification.
(d) The licensee shall make reports to other
boards and agencies as required by applicable law, including section 4(b) of
the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
521.4).
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
717.6 (relating to application and
renewal).
