Amendments to 6 CCR 1011-1, Standards For Hospitals And Health Facilities, Chapter V – Long Term Care Facilities (new Section 2.5, Occurrence Reporting) - Adopted by the State Board of Health on June 18, 2008

2.5  	OCCURRENCE REPORTING.  
Notwithstanding any other reporting required by state regulation, each facility shall report the following to the department within 24 hours of discovery by the facility.  
 (1) 	Any occurrence involving neglect of a resident by failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid the resident’s physical harm or mental anguish.
(2)	Any occurrence involving abuse of a resident by the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish.
(3)	Any occurrence involving an injury of unknown source where the source of the injury could not be explained and the injury is suspicious because of the extent or location of the injury.
(4)	Any occurrence involving misappropriation of a resident’s property including the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful use of a resident’s belongings or money without the resident’s consent.