Content of Incident Report
Effective Jul 28, 2017Mass. Register #1344MGL c. 19B, §§ 1, 10, and 14 MGL c. 19C MGL c. 123B, §§ 2 and 14Department of Developmental Services
(1) The Initial Incident Report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
- (a) the individual involved;
- (b) provider(s) involved;
- (c) date, time, and location of the incident, if known;
- (d) the incident category;
- (e) description of the incident;
- (f) immediate action taken to protect health, safety and welfare;
- (g) people involved in the incident including any eyewitnesses to the incident.
(2) The Final Incident Report shall include at least the following:
- (a) additional action(s) to be taken;
- (b) the responsible party(ies) and the target completion date(s) for action(s); and,
- (c) the Initial Incident Report and any additional information gathered after filing of the Initial Incident Report.
- (3) The Department may modify the contents required for inclusion in incident reports at its discretion, and shall identify the required contents in incident management guidelines periodically issued by the Department.