Document Citation: 40 TAC § 727.111

Header:
TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 40. SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 727. LICENSING OF MATERNITY FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER A. STRUCTURE OF A MATERNITY HOME

Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
40 TAC § 727.111 (2011)

§ 727.111. Serious Incident Reports

The maternity home must:

(1) complete written reports for serious incidents involving facility staff members or clients within 24 hours of learning about the occurrence. Each report must include the date and time of the occurrence, the staff members or clients involved, the nature of the incident, and the surrounding circumstances.

(2) report the following types of serious incidents to the Licensing Division and to a minor client's parent or managing conservator within 24 hours:

(A) a suicide attempt by a client;

(B) abusive treatment, including alleged abuse, and abusive activity among clients;

(C) incidents that critically injure or permanently disable a client;

(D) serious illness of a client; and

(E) death of a client.

(3) have written policies and procedures to follow when a client is absent without permission. These policies and procedures must include:

(A) time frames for determining when a client is absent without permission;

(B) actions that maternity home staff members must take to locate the client; and

(C) procedures, including time frames, that maternity home staff members must follow to notify the parents or managing conservator of a minor client and the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(4) report when a minor client is not located. Absence without permission must be reported to the client's parents or managing conservator and to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(5) document if a minor client is absent without permission, the circumstances surrounding the absence, efforts to locate the client, and notification of the client's parents or managing conservator and the appropriate law enforcement agency. If the parent or managing conservator cannot be located, attempts to report the client's absence must be documented.

(6) report to the Licensing Division within 24 hours, disasters or emergencies, such as fires or severe weather, that requires any part of the facility in which clients reside to close.

(7) report to the Licensing Division within 24 hours after learning of an allegation that a person who directly cares for or has access to a child in care has abused drugs within the past seven days.