AUTHORITY The following rules and regulations for the - Arkansas ...

easons other than appropriateness of placement, the Office may afford the
facility up to 30 days to effectuate the transfer;
i. Upon transfer of a resident to a health, mental health or other residential
long term care facility, a copy of all pertinent resident records, as required
by this section of the regulations, must accompany the resident, except
when emergency situations prohibit such transmittal. In such cases,
pertinent information shall be telephoned to the receiving facility
immediately and written transfer documents sent within 72 hours;
j. The facility must assist all residents proposed to be discharged or
transferred to assure the resident's placement in a care setting which is
adequate and appropriate to the resident's condition and, where possible,
consistent with the wishes of the resident.
310 The facility must develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure that
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 these regulations.
A facility is not required under this regulation to report death by natural causes. However,
nothing in this regulation negates, waives or alters the reporting requirements of a facility under
other regulations or statutes.
Facility policies and procedures regarding reporting, as addressed in these regulations, 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.
310.1 NEXT-BUSINESS-DAY REPORTING OF INCIDENTS
The following events shall be reported to the Office of Long Term Care by
facsimile transmission to telephone number 501-682-8551 of the completed
Incident & Accident Intake Form (Form DMS-7734) no later than 11:00 a.m. on
the next business day following discovery by the facility.
a. Any alleged, suspected or witnessed occurrences of abuse or neglect to
residents.
b. Any alleged, suspected or witnessed occurrence of misappropriation of
resident property, or exploitation of a resident.
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