S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-108.600.601

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-108.600.601 - Incidents/Accidents (II)

A. A record of each incident and/or accident occurring in the equipment location area involving patients or staff members shall be retained.

1. Serious incidents/accidents and/or medical conditions as defined below and any illness resulting in death or inpatient hospitalization shall be reported via telephone to the next-of-kin or responsible party immediately and in writing to the Department's Division of Health Licensing within 10 days of the occurrence.

2. Serious medical conditions shall be considered as, but not limited to: major permanent loss of function, hemolytic transfusion reaction involving administration of blood or blood products, a procedure on the wrong patient or wrong body part, fractures of major limbs or joints, severe burns, lacerations, or hematomas, and actual or suspected abuse or mistreatment of patients.

B. Reports made to the Division of Health Licensing shall contain at a minimum: facility name, patient age and sex, date of incident/accident, location, extent/type of injury, and means of treatment, e.g., hospitalization.

C. Significant medication errors and significant adverse medication reactions that require intervention shall be reported immediately to the patient or next-of-kin or responsible party, prescriber, supervising staff member, and administrator. Significant medication errors and significant adverse medication reactions include events that are unintended and undesirable, as well as unexpected effects of prescribed medications or of medication errors that:

1. Require discontinuing a medication or modifying the dose;

2. Require hospitalization;

3. Result in disability;

4. Require treatment with a prescription medication;

5. Result in cognitive deterioration or impairment;

6. Are life-threatening;

7. Result in death.

D. Changes in the patient's condition, to the extent that serious health concerns are evident, e.g., heart attack, shall be reported immediately to the attending physician, the next-of-kin or responsible party, and the on-site manager. (I)

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-108.600.601

Added by State Register Volume 28, Issue No. 5, eff May 28, 2004.