Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2200 - State Board of Nursing › Chapter 4 - General Rules › Section 20 CSR 2200-4.040 - Mandatory Reporting Rule

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies the guidelines for
				  mandatory reporting.
(1) The
				State Board of Nursing will receive and process any report from a hospital,
				ambulatory surgical center, as such terms are defined in Chapter 197, RSMo,
				temporary nursing staffing agency, nursing home, any nursing facility as such
				term is defined in Chapter 198, RSMo, or any entity that employs or contracts
				with nurses to provide health care services to individuals concerning any
				disciplinary action against a nurse licensed under Chapter 335, RSMo or the
				voluntary resignation of any such nurse against whom any complaints or reports
				have been made which might have led to disciplinary action. Disciplinary action
				is defined in section
				383.130, RSMo as any
				final action taken by the board of trustees or similarly empowered officials of
				a hospital or ambulatory surgical center, or owner or operator of a temporary
				nursing staffing agency, to reprimand, discipline, or restrict the practice of
				a health care professional. Only such reprimands, discipline, or restrictions
				in response to activities which are also grounds for disciplinary actions
				according to the professional licensing law for that health care professional
				shall be considered disciplinary actions for purposes of this
				definition.
(2) The Board of
				Nursing will assume that all reports received from hospitals, ambulatory
				surgical centers, as such terms are defined in Chapter 197, RSMo, temporary
				nursing staffing agencies, nursing homes, any nursing facilities as such term
				is defined in Chapter 198, RSMo, or any entities that employs or contracts with
				nurses to provide health care services to individuals will be treated as
				provided under section
				383.133,
				RSMo. The information shall be submitted within fifteen (15) days of the final
				disciplinary action, and should contain, but need not be limited to-
(A) The name, address and telephone number of
				the person making the report;
(B)
				The name, address and telephone number of the person who is the subject of the
				report;
(C) A description of the
				facts, including as much detail and information as possible, which gave rise to
				the issuance of the report, including the dates of occurrence deemed to
				necessitate the filing of the report. Whenever possible, the report should
				include:
1. The date of each alleged
				incident;
2. The name of the
				patient involved;
3. If the
				incident involves medication, the name of the medication;
4. Very specific details describing the
				events;
5. List witnesses to the
				incident(s) and their contact information; and
6. If you conducted an internal
				investigation, provide a copy of the report;
(D) If court action is involved and known to
				the reporting agent, the identity of the court, including the date of filing
				and the docket number of the action; and
(E) A statement as to what final action was
				taken by the institution.