20 CAR § 411-601 – Incident reporting

(a) Pursuant to the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, Arkansas Code § 12-12-1701 et seq., the facility must develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure incidents are prohibited, reported, investigated, and documented as required by this part and by law, including:
1. (1) Alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of residents; and
2. (2) Exploitation of residents or any misappropriation of resident property.
(b)
1. (1) A facility is not required under this part to report death by natural causes.
2. (2) However, nothing in this part negates, waives, or alters the reporting requirements of a facility under other rules or statutes.
(c) Facility policies and procedures regarding reporting, as addressed in this part, must be included in orientation training for all new personnel/staff/employees and must be addressed at least annually during in-service training for all facility staff.