1. (a) Pursuant to federal regulation 42 C.F.R. § 483.12 (Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation) and state law Arkansas Code § 5-28-101 et seq. (Abuse of Adults) and the Arkansas Child Maltreatment Act, Arkansas Code § 12-12-501 et seq. [repealed], the facility must develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure incidents, including alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of residents; accidents, including accidents resulting in death; unusual deaths or deaths from violence; unusual occurrences; and exploitation of residents or any misappropriation of resident property are prohibited, reported, investigated, and documented as required by this part.

2. (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, regulations, or statutes.
3. (c) Facility policies and procedures regarding reporting, as addressed in this part, must be included in orientation training for all new employees, and must be addressed at least annually during in-service training for all facility staff.

Codification Notes: The Arkansas Child Maltreatment Act was repealed by Acts 2009, No. 749, § 2.