2017/10/18 Council Agenda Packet

7 EXHIBIT I MAJOR INCIDENT REPORTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SENIOR CENTER PROJECTS POLICY A. Agencies must report major incidents to the appropriate County authorities within one (1) business day from when the Agency becomes aware of the incident. When personal safety is at stake, reporting should occur as soon as the safety of all persons is assured and all necessary emergency measures have been taken. B. Agencies must report suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, self-neglect, exploitation, and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults or children to DSHS Adult Protective Services (APS) or Child Protective Services (CPS) per RCW 74.34 and RCW 26.44. C. Major incidents as outlined below must be reported directly to the County in addition to any other mandated reporting authorities. This refers specifically to County contracted services: 1. Death, disappearance, or significant injury requiring hospital admission of a client when suspicious or unusual; 2. Major disruption of an County contracted service; 3. Any event involving known media interest or litigation; 4. Any violent act to include rape or sexual assault, as defined in RCW 71.05.020 and RCW 9.94A.030, or any homicide or attempted homicide committed by a client or staff; 5. Confidential data loss that would potentially compromise the security or privacy of confidential information held by the County or the Agency; 6. Any breach or loss of client data in accordance with HIPAA regulations; and 7. Credible allegations of fraud committed against the Agency bystaff or volunteers. D. If the County becomes aware of major incidents as described in Policy #C, which may not be known by the Agency, the County will report the incident to Exhibit I A-17-76-04-198 - City of Everett-Carl Gipson Senior.Center Page 1 of 3 50