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016.23.4-157.000. Incident reporting

AR ADC 016.23.4-157.000Arkansas Administrative Code

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 016. Department of Human Services
Division 23. Behavioral Health Services
Rule 4. Partial Hospitalization Certification
Section 155.000. Performance Improvement and Quality Management
Ark. Admin. Code 016.23.4-157.000
016.23.4-157.000. Incident reporting
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(a) The Partial Hospitalization Program shall have written policies and procedures requiring documentation and reporting of critical incidents.
(b) The documentation for critical incidents shall contain, minimally:
(1) the facility name and name and signature of person(s) reporting the incident;
(2) the name of client(s), staff person(s), or others involved in the incident;
(3) the time, place and date the incident occurred;
(4) the time and date the incident was reported and name of the person within the facility to whom it was reported;
(5) description of the incident; and
(6) the severity of each injury, if applicable. Severity shall be indicated as follows:
(A) No off-site medical care required or first aid care administered on-site;
(B) Medical care by a physician or nurse or follow-up attention required; or
(C) Hospitalization or immediate off-site medical attention was required;
(7) Resolution or action taken, date action taken, and signature of the Partial Hospitalization Program director.
(c) The Partial Hospitalization Program shall report those critical incidents to DHS that include.
(1) Critical incidents requiring medical care by a physician or nurse or follow-up attention and incidents requiring hospitalization or immediate off-site medical attention shall be delivered via fax or mail to DHS Provider Certification within twenty-four (24) hours of the incident being documented.
(d) The Partial Hospitalization Program shall document and monitor internally, with a quality assurance and improvement process that will be made available for review and/or audit by an appropriate agency the following:
(1) Critical incidents requiring medical care by a physician or nurse or follow-up attention and incidents requiring hospitalization or immediate off-site medical attention.

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Adopted July 1, 2017.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 016.23.4-157.000, AR ADC 016.23.4-157.000
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