Section 2390.18. Unusual incident report

(a) An unusual incident report shall be completed by the facility on a form specified by the Department for a serious event, including death of a client, injury or illness of a client requiring inpatient hospitalization or a fire requiring the services of a fire department. The facility shall send copies of the report to the Regional Office of Mental Retardation and the funding agency within 24 hours after the event occurs. A copy of unusual incident reports shall be kept on file by the facility.

(b) If an unusual incident occurs during a weekend, the Regional Office of Mental Retardation and the funding agency shall be notified within 24 hours after the event occurs and the unusual incident report shall be sent on the first business day following the event.

The provisions of this § 2390.18 adopted May 9, 1986, effective August 8, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 1693.