Common use of Critical Incidents Clause in Contracts

Critical Incidents. Report to the child’s Cabinet social service worker and parent (when appropriate) within twenty-four (24) hours, or the next working day, any critical incidents. Critical incidents are defined as: 1) possession of deadly weapon; 2) serious injury to another person (includes, staff, xxxxxx parent etc.) requiring professional medical treatment, resulting from a conflict with a child; 3) serious injury to a child requiring professional medical treatment (includes sexual assault and excludes physical injury requiring first aid only); 4) AWOL when a child’s whereabouts are unknown resulting in notification of law enforcement; 5) suicide attempts requiring professional medical attention; 6) criminal activity by a child resulting in notification of law enforcement (does not include those acts deemed to be status offenses); and 7) a sexual acting out incident outside of developmental norms and the normal limit of functioning for the particular child. X. Xxxxx to report to the Cabinet immediately the death of a child, psychiatric/medical hospitalization, and allegations of child abuse/neglect. Such reports must be made to the child's Cabinet social service worker. 1) In situations involving reports of suspected child abuse/neglect, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Inspector General, Division of Regulated Child Care, Child-Caring/Child- Placing Branch must also be notified. 2) Allegations of child abuse/neglect must be reported in accordance with KRS 620.030 and to the Cabinet’s Child Abuse Hotline at 0-000-000-0000 (1-877-KYSAFE1). 3) The Provider agrees that Cabinet staff conducting child abuse investigations in a non-familial private child-placing setting have complete private and immediate on-site access to the alleged victim. When applicable, the Provider must assist Cabinet staff in providing access to the alleged perpetrator(s). Additionally, the Cabinet social service worker must have complete access to, including the right to inspect and copy, all current clinical, historical, medical, and contextual information and documentation. B. Establish systems for tracking the frequency, location, and type of critical incidents as defined by this agreement. C. Implement an administrative process to review all critical behavior incidents. D. Implement an effective prevention framework that will include the required use of de-escalation plans to prevent conflict, and violence. 1) De-escalation plans will be included in the child’s individual treatment plan. 2) The de-escalation plan will outline specific skills to be used and will be specific to that child.