6512.1 A transition planning provider shall immediately notify the Department of any major unusual incident that may adversely affect the health, safety, or welfare of the client/consumer to whom they are rendering the transition planning service. The transition planning provider shall submit a completed Department Major Unusual Incident (MUI) Report form to the Department's Division of Incident Management and Investigation email address.

6512.2 In cases where the affected client/consumer is a child or youth, the transition planning provider shall also provide a copy of the completed MUI Report form to the client's/consumer's parent(s) or guardian(s).

6512.3 Major unusual incidents may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Death of the client/consumer during the time-period in which the individual is a client/consumer of the transition planning provider;

(b) Injury to or illness of any client/consumer that requires hospitalization or emergency medical treatment and which occurs while the client/consumer is with the transition planning provider;

(c) Unauthorized departure of a child or youth client/consumer or any circumstances under which a child or youth client/consumer is deemed unaccounted for or missing during the time-period in which the individual is a client/consumer of the transition planning provider;

(d) Any traffic accident involving a vehicle rented, owned, maintained, or contracted by the transition planning provider, in which the client/consumer was being transported at the time of the accident; and

(e) Any other incident involving the client/consumer while they are with the transition planning provider, that requires a response by emergency service personnel, such as police, fire, ambulance, or poison control.

6512.4 In the case of a traffic accident or an incident involving perceived or actual criminal activity, the transition planning provider shall also file a report with the appropriate law enforcement authorities.

6512.5 Any transition planning provider staff member who knows or reasonably believes that a child or youth client/consumer is, has been, or is in immediate danger of being abused or neglected shall, as required by the District of Columbia Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977, effective September 23, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-22; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-1321.01, et seq.), make or cause to be

made an immediate oral report to:

(a) The Child Protective Services Division of the Child and Family Services Administration (CFSA), via the CFSA twenty-four (24) hour Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline; and

(b) The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

6512.6 Any transition planning provider staff member who knows or reasonably believes that an adult client/consumer is, has been, or is in immediate danger of being abused or neglected shall, as required by the Adult Protective Services Act of 1984, effective March 14, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-156; D.C. Code §§ 7-1901, et seq.), make or cause to be made an immediate oral report to:

(a) Adult Protective Services in the Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL), via the twenty-four (24) hour Adult Protective Services Hotline; and

(b) MPD.

6512.7 In the MUI Report required by this section, the transition planning provider staff member shall include:

(a) The name, age, sex, household address, and institutional treatment provider address of the client/consumer who is the subject of the report;

(b) A statement that the client/consumer who is the subject of the report is receiving services from the transition planning provider;

(c) The name, address, and telephone number of the transition planning provider;

(d) If the major unusual incident involves an allegation of child abuse, the transition planning provider shall provide the following information:

(1) The information that led the transition planning provider staff member to suspect that the client/consumer who is the subject of the report is being or is at risk of being abused or neglected, the nature and extent of the perceived or actual abuse or neglect, and the identity of the person(s) responsible for it;

(2) Any other information that may be helpful in establishing whether the client/consumer who is the subject of the report is being or is at risk of being abused or neglected, the cause of the suspected abuse

or neglect, and the identity of the person(s) responsible for it;

(3) To the extent known, the name, age, and sex of each sibling or child living in the same household as the client/consumer who is the subject of the report; and

(4) To the extent known, the name, age, and sex of each parent, guardian, or other caretaker of the client/consumer.

(e) The name, title, occupation, and contact information of the transition planning provider staff member making the report;

(f) Any actions taken by the transition planning provider staff member or the transition planning provider concerning the client/consumer in response to the situation; and

(g) Any other information required by law.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 876 (January 15, 2021).