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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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APPENDIX A.4. Significant Member IncidentsPolicyA Significant Member Incident (SMI) or sentinel event is an unexpected and undesirableoutcome that has an adverse impact on the outcome of care. The detail of each SMI ispromptly reviewed to determine needed follow-up and to coordinate communicationbetween <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>, the provider, and county agencies, as appropriate, to avoidunnecessary duplication of reports.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> receives in<strong>for</strong>mation about SMIs in various ways. Examples of waysin<strong>for</strong>mation about SMIs is received include staff, practitioner, provider, member,governmental reports, and publications.SMIs include but are not limited to:Completed suicides.Severe suicide attempts/self inflicted injury.Apparent serious physical accidents/suspicious deaths.Adverse effects of medications requiring medical intervention.Member injury due to restraint/seclusion.Apparent homicide or serious physical assault by client.Life threatening injury or illness while on provider site requiring hospitalization.Sexual/physical abuse complaint by member against provider.Sexual abuse/physical assault complaint incurred by member at provider site.Failure to follow mandated Childline reporting requirements.Elopement.Any fire requiring emergency services of the fire department.Arrest of a member active in treatment.All incidents must be reported to <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> within 24 hours of the incidentoccurring or within 24 hours of learning of the incident.Procedure<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> has developed a plan <strong>for</strong> significant incidents that ensures promptreview of the detail related to each incident and determining needed follow-up. Thisprocess will coordinate communication between the provider, <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>, thecounty, and the oversight agency. As a result, duplication of reports will be minimal andfurther contact with the provider specific.<strong>Providers</strong> should report SMIs to <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> within 24 hours of the incidentoccurrence or of the provider learning of the incident. The provider will in<strong>for</strong>m<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> when they become aware of any loss of life during treatment or within30 days of treatment.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 198

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