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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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a benefits package. In those instances in which <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> does not make thefinal decision on the inclusion or exclusion of a technology in the benefits package,<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> assesses the new technology and makes a recommendation to theappropriate decision-making body.III.G. Unusual Incidents/Significant Member Incident Reporting (Patient Safety)A 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 are 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.<strong>Providers</strong> must report these events within 24 hours of the incident occurring or within 24hours of the provider learning of the incident. <strong>Providers</strong> may report SMIs by calling theProvider Line (1-888-251-2224), calling their designated care manager at <strong>Community</strong><strong>Care</strong>, or faxing the incident report to the Quality Management Department at 1-888-249-5646. The provider is to in<strong>for</strong>m <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> when they become aware of any lossof life during treatment or within 30 days of treatment. <strong>Providers</strong> are also expected tocomply with all applicable state and federal laws and professional and legalrequirements regarding reporting of SMIs. <strong>Providers</strong> should report all cases ofsuspected child or elder abuse that involve a <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> member to theappropriate agency as defined by law, as well as to <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 81

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