55 Pa. Code § 2800.16 - Reportable incidents and conditions
(a) A reportable incident or condition
includes the following:
(1) The death of a
resident.
(2) A physical act by a
resident to commit suicide.
(3) An
injury, illness or trauma requiring treatment at a hospital or medical
facility. This does not include minor injuries such as sprains or minor
cuts.
(5) An unexplained absence
of a resident for 24 hours or more, or when the support plan so provides, a
period of less than 24 hours, or an absence of a resident from a special care
unit.
(6) Misuse of a resident's
funds by the residence's staff persons or legal entity.
(7) An outbreak of a serious communicable
disease as defined in 28 Pa. Code §27.2 (relating to specific identified
reportable diseases, infections and conditions).
(8) Food poisoning of residents.
(9) A physical or sexual assault by or
against a resident.
(10) Fire or
structural damage to the residence.
(11) An incident requiring the services of an
emergency management agency, fire department or law enforcement agency, except
for false alarms.
(12) A complaint
of resident abuse, suspected resident abuse or referral of a complaint of
resident abuse to a local authority.
(13) A prescription medication error as
defined in §
2800.188 (relating to medication
errors).
(14) An emergency in which
the procedures under §
2800.107 (relating to emergency
preparedness) are implemented.
(15)
An unscheduled closure of the residence or the relocation of the
residents.
(16) Bankruptcy filed by
the legal entity.
(17) A criminal
conviction against the legal entity, administrator or staff that is subsequent
to the reporting on the criminal history checks under §
2800.51 (relating to criminal
history checks).
(18) A termination
notice from a utility.
(19) A
violation of the health and safety laws under §
2800.18 (relating to applicable
laws).
(20) An absence of staff so
that residents receive inadequate care as defined by the respective resident's
support plan.
(b) The
residence shall develop and implement written policies and procedures on the
prevention, reporting, notification, investigation and management of reportable
incidents and conditions.
(c) The
residence shall report the incident or condition to the Department's assisted
living residence office or the assisted living residence complaint hotline
within 24 hours in a manner designated by the Department. The residence shall
immediately report the incident or condition to the resident's family and the
resident's designated person. Abuse reporting must also follow the guidelines
in §
2800.15 (relating to abuse
reporting covered by law).
(d) The
residence shall submit a final report, on a form prescribed by the Department,
to the Department's assisted living residence office immediately following the
conclusion of the investigation.
(e)
If the residence's final report validates the occurrence of the alleged
incident or condition, the affected resident and other residents who could
potentially be harmed or his designated person shall also be informed
immediately following the conclusion of the investigation.
(f) The residence shall keep a copy of the
report of the reportable incident or condition.
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