Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R539 - Health and Human Services, Services for People with Disabilities
Rule R539-5 - Self-Administered Services
Section R539-5-6 - Incident Reports

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 539-5-6

Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024

(1) The person or representative shall notify their support coordinator by phone, email, or fax within 24 hours of any reportable incident that occurs while the person is in the care of an employee.

(2) The support coordinator shall notify the division by phone, email, or fax within 24 hours of any reportable incident that occurs while the person is in the care of an employee.

(3) Within five business days of an incident, the support coordinator shall report the incident through the division's incident reporting system.

(4) Reportable incidents include:

(a) actual or suspected incident of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or maltreatment as described in Sections 62A-3-301 through 62A-3-321 for adults, and Sections 62A-4a-401 through 62A-4a-412 for children;

(b) drug or alcohol abuse;

(c) medication overdose or error that requires medical intervention;

(d) missing person;

(e) evidence of seizure in a person with no seizure diagnosis;

(f) property destruction totaling $500 or more in damage;

(g) physical injury that requires medical intervention;

(h) law enforcement involvement;

(i) use of manual restraint, mechanical restraint, seclusion, seclusion room, or aversive stimulus that is not outlined in the behavior support plan as defined in Rule R539-4; and

(j) any other instance that the person or representative determines should be reported.

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