R539-5-6. Incident Reports

(1) The Person or Representative shall notify the Division by phone, email, or fax of any reportable incident that occurs while the Person is in the care of an Employee, within 24 hours of the occurrence.

(2) Within five business days of the occurrence of an incident, the Person or Representative shall complete a Form 1-8, Incident Report, and file it with the Division.

(3) The following incidents require the filing of a report:

(a) Actual and suspected incidents of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or maltreatment per the DHS/DSPD Code of Conduct and Sections 62-A-3-301 through 321 for adults and Sections 62-4a-401 through 412 for children;

(b) Drug or alcohol abuse;

(c) Medication overdoses or errors reasonably requiring medical intervention;

(d) Missing Person;

(e) Evidence of seizure in a Person with no seizure diagnosis;

(f) Significant property destruction (Damage totaling $500.00 or more is considered significant);

(g) Physical injury reasonably requiring a medical intervention;

(h) Law enforcement involvement;

(i) Use of mechanical restraints, time-out rooms or highly noxious stimuli that is not outlined in the Behavior Support Plan, as defined in R539-4; or

(j) Any other instances the Person or Representative determines should be reported.

(4) After receiving an incident report, the Support Coordinator shall review the report and determine if further review is warranted.