Unusual Incidents, Serious Adverse Events, and EPD Waiver Incident Reporting

Requires every unusual incident to be made safe, reported inside the Agency at once and in writing before the end of the shift, reviewed by the supervising nurse, investigated, and tracked; and sets out the outside reports that apply: adverse events to DC Health’s reporting system no later than 60 days after they occur (D.C. Code §7-161), EPD Waiver incidents to DHCF within 24 hours or the next business day, abuse to Adult Protective Services or the Child and Family Services Agency, and the DC Health incident form when the Agency or DC Health decides a report is needed. Chapter 39 sets no incident reporting deadline; the Agency’s internal time frames are its own standards.