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Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities)

Utahsub-regulatoryUtah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must report medication errors when the person experienced adverse side effects, drug and/or alcohol abuse, law enforcement involvement, and suicide threats and/or attempts. (DSPD Provider Manual, Reportable Incidents)(Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities))
  • 2The provider must report reportable incidents including missing persons absent at least 2 hours, injuries requiring medical treatment (including self-injury), hospitalizations for medical or psychiatric reasons, emergency room visits, and fatalities. (DSPD Provider Manual, Reportable Incidents)(Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities))
  • 3The provider must report alleged or substantiated abuse, neglect, or exploitation as a reportable incident. (DSPD Provider Manual, Reportable Incidents)(Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities))
  • 4The provider (or, for self-administered service model participants, the Support Coordinator) must submit an incident notification within 24 hours of discovery of a reportable incident. (DSPD Provider Manual, Incident Report)(Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities))
  • 5The provider must report emergency behavior interventions and behavior interventions listed in the person's Behavior Support Plan. (DSPD Provider Manual, Reportable Incidents)(Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities))
  • 6The provider or Support Coordinator must submit the full incident report within 5 business days of discovery of the incident. (DSPD Provider Manual, Incident Report)(Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities))
  • 7The provider or Support Coordinator must enter and submit incident notifications and reports directly in the UPI system to DSPD. (DSPD Provider Manual, Incident Report)(Utah DSPD Provider Manual — Incident Reports / Reportable Incidents (Division of Services for People with Disabilities))

Applies to: home and community based services; DSPD providers and Support Coordinators serving people with disabilities

Utah DSPD requires providers and Support Coordinators to report critical/reportable incidents involving people receiving HCBS disability services. An initial incident notification must be submitted within 24 hours of discovery and a full incident report within 5 business days, entered in the UPI system. The manual enumerates the categories of reportable incidents (missing persons, injuries requiring medical treatment, hospitalizations, abuse/neglect/exploitation, fatalities, medication errors with adverse effects, law enforcement involvement, suicide threats/attempts, and others).

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