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SB 894 Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Srvcs; reports of critical incidents or death.

Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; critical incident reports; licensed programs. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide a written report setting forth the known facts of serious injuries or deaths of individuals receiving services in programs operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system within 15 working days of the serious injury or death. Currently, reports are required only for critical incidents or deaths occurring at facilities operated by the Department. This bill is identical to HB 1508.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; reports of critical incidents or deaths. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Commissioner) to provide to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system a written report setting forth the known facts of critical incidents, as that term is defined in both statute and regulation, or deaths of individuals receiving services through programs operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services within 15 working days of the critical incident or death. Under current law, the Commissioner is required to provide such reports only if the individual who is the subject of the report was receiving services in a state or licensed hospital, training center, psychiatric hospital, or other type of residential or outpatient mental health or developmental services facility.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; reports of critical incidents or deaths. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Commissioner) to provide to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system a written report setting forth the known facts of critical incidents or deaths of individuals receiving services through programs operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services within 15 working days of the critical incident or death. Under current law, the Commissioner is required to provide such reports only if the individual who is the subject of the report was receiving services in a state or licensed hospital, training center, psychiatric hospital, or other type of residential or outpatient mental health or developmental services facility.