(a) You must report and document the following types
of serious incidents involving a child in your care. The reports must
be made to the following entities, and the reporting and documenting
must be within the specified time frames:
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(b) If there is a medically pertinent incident that
does not rise to the level of a serious incident, you do not have
to report the incident but you must document the incident in the same
manner as for a serious incident, as described in §748.311 of
this division (relating to How must I document a serious incident?).
(c) If the child returns before the required reporting
timeframe outlined in subsection (a)(8) - (10) of this section, you
are not required to report the absence as a serious incident. Instead,
you must document within 24 hours after you become aware of the unauthorized
absence in the same manner as for a serious incident, as described
in §748.311 of this division.
(d) If there is a serious incident involving an adult
resident, you do not have to report the incident to Licensing, but
you must document the incident in the same manner as a serious incident.
You do have to report the incident to:
(1) Law enforcement, if there is a fatality;
(2) The parent, if the adult resident is not capable
of making decisions about the resident's own care; and
(3) Adult Protective Services through the Texas Abuse
and Neglect Hotline if there is reason to believe the adult resident
has been abused, neglected or exploited.
(e) You must report and document the following types
of serious incidents involving your operation, an employee, a professional
level service provider, contract staff, or a volunteer to the following
entities within the specified time frames:
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Source Note: The provisions of this §748.303 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; amended to be effective June 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3727; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective June 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 3324; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2452; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2248;amended to be effective November 23, 2022, 47 TexReg 7727 |