Section 41. Incidents

A. Reporting: All home health agencies licensed pursuant to these regulations must report to the licensing authority any of the following which has, or could threaten the health, safety and welfare of the patient/clients or staff: (1) any serious incident or unusual occurrence; (2) injuries of unknown origin or known, suspected or alleged incidents of patient/client abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment by staff or person(s) contracted by the home health agency. B. Documentation: The agency is responsible for documenting all incidents, within five days of the incident, and having on file the following: (1) a narrative description of the incident; (2) evidence contact was made to the licensing authority; (3) results of the facility’s investigation; (4) the facility action, if any.