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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".25" citation="COMAR 10.12.04.25" title_num="10" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="04" heading="Reports and Actions Required in Unusual Occurrences.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The center shall immediately report an occurrence such as a communicable disease or food-borne outbreak, poisoning, death, fire, use of restraints or other unusual incident that threatens the health or safety of any participant or staff member to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Office of Health Care Quality;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The local health officer, as required by law;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Participant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Family and, if applicable, guardian.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The center shall document the incident in the participant's medical record or the staff member's personnel file, if applicable.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Staff shall report cases of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of participants to the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Local police;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Department; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Local department of social services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If a participant becomes a danger to self or others the center shall, as appropriate, contact the local emergency system or immediately notify the participant's licensed or certified professional health care provider and the participant's family or caregiver.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>