Critical Incidents- Medication Error Reporting

RCS is initiating this rulemaking project to comply with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Access Rule, Critical Incident Reporting. 42 CFR 441.302(a)(6)(i)(A)(5) requires “Assurance that the State operates and maintains an incident management system that identifies, reports, triages, investigates, resolves, tracks, and trends critical incidents”. In preparing for implementation of the federal rules, RCS must update our rules to require reporting to DSHS medication errors meeting the definition of “critical incident”: “A medication error resulting in a telephone call to, or a consultation with, a poison control center, an emergency department visit, an urgent care visit, a hospitalization, or death”. Current regulations for AFH, ALF and ESF do not require reporting of such incidents. The scope of this project is limited to this specific topic.

The status of this rulemaking project is [ Active- Interested Parties Engagement Meetings]

03-04-26

DSHS is conducting rulemaking which may amend the following WAC chapters:

• 388-76-10225, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC. New sections may be added.

This rulemaking project will address the following subjects:

• Reporting to DSHS medication errors that meet certain criteria.

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