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Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18) - HCBS Health and Disability Waiver Service Providers (incident management, abuse reporting, and consumer/guardian notification)

IowaregulationIowa Department of Health and Human Services [441] (formerly Department of Human Services)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must notify the consumer's legal guardian, if any, of a major incident (notification to the guardian is always required). (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18))(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18) - HCBS Health and Disability Waiver Service Providers (incident management, abuse reporting, and consumer/guardian notification))
  • 2The provider must notify the consumer of a major incident that occurred outside the provider's service provision, in addition to reporting the incident to supervisory staff, case managers, and any managed care organization. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18))(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18) - HCBS Health and Disability Waiver Service Providers (incident management, abuse reporting, and consumer/guardian notification))
  • 3The provider must report major incidents by the end of the next calendar day using the specified reporting formats and recipients. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18))(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18) - HCBS Health and Disability Waiver Service Providers (incident management, abuse reporting, and consumer/guardian notification))
  • 4The provider must maintain the confidentiality of other waiver-eligible or non-waiver-eligible consumers who were present during an incident, using initials or other means. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18))(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18) - HCBS Health and Disability Waiver Service Providers (incident management, abuse reporting, and consumer/guardian notification))
  • 5The provider must comply with the mandatory reporting requirements of Iowa Code sections 232.69 and 235B.3 regarding child abuse and dependent adult abuse. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18))(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18) - HCBS Health and Disability Waiver Service Providers (incident management, abuse reporting, and consumer/guardian notification))

Applies to: home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver providers, including in-home/personal care and consumer-choices option services

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-77.30(18) sets the incident-management standards for HCBS health and disability waiver providers, requiring mandatory abuse reporting, protection of consumer confidentiality, and timely notification of consumers and their legal guardians when major incidents occur.

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