Section 340.1330 Incidents and Accidents

Section 340

Section 340.1330  Incidents

and Accidents

a)         The facility shall maintain a file of all written reports of

each incident and accident affecting a resident that is not the expected

outcome of a resident's condition or disease process.  A descriptive summary of

each incident or accident affecting a resident shall also be recorded in the

progress notes or nurse's notes of that resident.

b)         The facility shall notify the Department of any serious

incident or accident.  For purposes of this Section, "serious" means

any incident or accident that causes physical harm or injury to a resident.

c)         The facility shall, by fax or phone, notify the Regional

Office within 24 hours after each reportable incident or accident.  If a

reportable incident or accident results in the death of a resident, the

facility shall, after contacting local law enforcement pursuant to Section

340.1380, notify the Regional Office by phone only. For the purposes of this

Section, "notify the Regional Office by phone only" means talk with a

Department representative who confirms over the phone that the requirement to

notify the Regional Office by phone has been met.  If the facility is unable to

contact the Regional Office, it shall notify the Department's toll-free

complaint registry hotline.  The facility shall send a narrative summary of

each reportable accident or incident to the Department within seven days after

the occurrence.