Section 300.690  Incidents and Accidents

a)         The facility shall maintain a file of all written reports of each incident and accident affecting a resident that is not the expected outcome of a resident's condition or disease process.  A descriptive summary of each incident or accident affecting a resident shall also be recorded in the progress notes or nurse's notes of that resident.

b)         The facility shall notify the Department of any serious incident or accident. For purposes of this Section, "serious" means any incident or accident that causes physical harm or injury to a resident.

c)         The facility shall, by fax or phone, notify the Regional Office within 24 hours after each reportable incident or accident.  If a reportable incident or accident results in the death of a resident, the facility shall, after contacting local law enforcement pursuant to Section 300.695, notify the Regional Office by phone only.  For the purposes of this Section, "notify the Regional Office by phone only" means talk with a Department representative who confirms over the phone that the requirement to notify the Regional Office by phone has been met.  If the facility is unable to contact the Regional Office, it shall notify the Department's toll-free complaint registry hotline.  The facility shall send a narrative summary of each reportable accident or incident to the Department within seven days after the occurrence.

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 2298, effective February 4, 2013)