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Is this a critical or Non-Critical Incident?

Critical incidents include:
  • (1) suspected maltreatment including abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, financial neglect, exploitation, or sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult;

  • (2) threatened or attempted suicide by a service recipient;

  • (3) death of a service recipient;

  • (4) an unplanned hospital admission of a service recipient;

  • (5) a medication event resulting in emergency medical treatment for a service recipient;

  • (6) law enforcement involvement in a situation concerning a service recipient;

  • (7) property loss of more than $500 involving a service recipient;

  • (8) a service recipient who is missing; and

  • (9) a highly restrictive procedure used on a service recipient

Non-Critical incidents include:
    • (1) an injury or an unplanned health-related event involving a service recipient;

    • (2) physical aggression by a service recipient;

    • (3) fire setting by a service recipient;

    • (4) deliberate harm to an animal by a service recipient;

    • (5) property loss of less than $500 involving a service recipient;

    • (6) a vehicle accident involving a service recipient;

    • (7) the suspension, termination, or removal of a service recipient’s program, including employment; and

    • (8) a medication event involving a service recipient, including:

      • (A) a dose at the wrong time;

      • (B) a missed dose;

      • (C) a wrong dose;

      • (D) the wrong medicine;

      • (E) the wrong route;

      • (F) an incorrect medicine label or instructions;

      • (G) a medication refused by the service recipient;

      • (H) incorrect medication documentation; or

      • (I) any other significant occurrence involving medication.

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