Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH › Section 28-4-1209 - Notification and reporting requirements

Current through Register
			 Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each licensee shall ensure that the
			 following notifications are submitted verbally or in writing upon discovery of
			 the incident or event, but no later than 24 hours after the discovery:
(1) Each instance of suspected abuse or
			 neglect of a resident shall be reported to the Kansas department of social and
			 rehabilitation services or to law enforcement.
(2) Each incident resulting in the death of
			 any resident shall be reported to the following:
(A) Law enforcement;
(B) the department;
(C) the parent or guardian of the
			 resident;
(D) the resident's
			 placing agent;
(E) the state
			 medicaid agency;
(F) the Kansas
			 department of social and rehabilitation services; and
(G) the state-designated protection and
			 advocacy entity.
(3)
			 Each incident resulting in the death of a staff member while on duty at the
			 PRTF shall be reported to the department and to any other entities according to
			 the policies of the PRTF.
(4) Each
			 incident resulting in a serious injury to any resident, including burns,
			 lacerations, bone fractures, substantial hematomas, and injuries to internal
			 organs, shall be reported to the following:
(A) The department;
(B) the county health department in which the
			 PRTF is located;
(C) the parent or
			 legal guardian of any resident involved in the incident;
(D) the placing agent of any resident
			 involved in the incident;
(E) the
			 state medicaid agency;
(F) the
			 Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services; and
(G) the state-designated protection and
			 advocacy entity.
(5)
			 Each incident of suspected sexual assault involving a resident as a victim or
			 as a perpetrator shall be reported to the following:
(A) Law enforcement;
(B) the Kansas department of social and
			 rehabilitation services;
(C) the
			 parent or legal guardian of the resident;
(D) the resident's placing agent;
			 and
(E) the department.
(6) Each suicide attempt by a
			 resident shall be reported to the following:
(A) The department;
(B) the resident's placing agent;
(C) the parent or guardian of the
			 resident;
(D) the state medicaid
			 agency;
(E) the Kansas department
			 of social and rehabilitation services; and
(F) the state-designated protection and
			 advocacy entity.
(7)
			 Each natural disaster shall be reported to the department.
(8) Each instance of work stoppage shall be
			 reported to the department.
(9)
			 Each incident that involves a riot or the taking of hostages shall be reported
			 to the department.
(10) Each fire
			 shall be reported to the department and to the state fire marshal.
(11) Each incident that involves any
			 suspected illegal act committed by a resident while in the PRTF or by a staff
			 member while on duty at the PRTF shall be reported to law enforcement in
			 accordance with the policies of the PRTF.
(12) If any resident, staff member, or
			 volunteer of the PRTF contracts a reportable infectious or contagious disease
			 specified in K.A.R. 28-1-2, the licensee shall ensure that a report is
			 submitted to the local county health department within 24 hours, excluding
			 weekends and holidays.