1. A. A licensee shall ensure that the Department is notified of an incident as follows:

   1. 1. For the death of a patient, verbal notification the next working day;
   2. 2. For a fetus delivered alive, verbal notification the next working day; and
   3. 3. For a serious injury of a patient or viable fetus, written notification within 10 calendar days after the date of the serious injury.

2. B. A medical director shall conduct an investigation of an incident and document an incident report that includes:

   1. 1. The date and time of the incident;
   2. 2. The name of the patient;
   3. 3. A description of the incident, including, if applicable, information required in A.R.S. § 36-2161(A)(15);
   4. 4. Names of individuals who observed the incident;
   5. 5. Action taken by patient care staff members and employees during the incident and immediately following the incident; and
   6. 6. Action taken by the patient care staff members and employees to prevent the incident from occurring in the future.

3. C. A medical director shall ensure that the incident report is:

   1. 1. Submitted to the Department and, if the incident involved a licensed individual, the applicable professional licensing board within 10 calendar days after the date of the notification in subsection (A); and
   2. 2. Maintained on the premises for at least two years after the date of the incident.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 6, 1993, under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1993, Ch. 163, Section 3(B). Repealed effective November 1, 1998, under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 178, § 17; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State October 2, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). New Section adopted effective April 1, 2000, under an exemption from the provisions of the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1999, Chapter 311; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State December 23, 1999 at 6 A.A.R. 351 (Supp. 99-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 3755, effective January 1, 2001 (Supp. 00-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 688, effective November 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 448, effective April 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-1). Section R9-10-1505 renumbered to R9-10-1506; new Section R9-10-1505 renumbered from R9-10-1504 and amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 3043, effective October 2, 2018 (Supp. 18-4). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1893, effective July 2, 2019 (Supp. 19-3).