Common use of REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT Clause in Contracts

REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. (a) Contractor must report any allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of persons served under this Agreement in accordance applicable law, including federal and state laws, HHSC rules, rules of the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, and rules of the Texas Department of Health, and Agency policies and procedures. (b) Contractor agrees that Agency will be notified within twenty-four (24) hours of any significant incident which involves a consumer or consumers served under the Agreement with Agency. Examples of significant incidents include but are not limited to: (1.) Death of a consumer, (2.) Intentional injury inflicted on a consumer by another consumer, (3.) Accidental injuries requiring medical care, (4.) Elopement, (5.) Missing person, (6.) Any event that may put a consumer in a position different than the everyday routine such as: fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, bomb threat, loss of heating or air conditioning during extreme weather, or other incident of sufficient severity to require moving consumers from or evacuating a facility, (7.) Any armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, or theft of any medication, or the diversion of controlled drugs by staff or consumer, shall also be reported to the local law enforcement agency, (8.) Unusual occurrences while on outings or group trips including but not limited to near drowning or being detained/arrested/jailed by police, (9.) Allegations of physical, verbal, and/or sexual abuse of an individual. Allegations of physical, verbal, and/or sexual abuse shall also be reported to the local law enforcement agency. Visible injury does not have to occur for there to be abuse. Examples of abuse include but are not limited to: hitting, kicking, biting, subjecting someone to very hot or very cold water, unauthorized or illegal use of restraints, pushing, shoving, shouting, verbal threats, use of profane language, or involuntary sexual acts. (c) Contractor shall report any incident in writing to the Agency staff person named as responsible for monitoring the contract.

REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. (a) Contractor must report any allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of persons served under this Agreement in accordance applicable law, including federal and state laws, HHSC DARS rules, rules of the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, and rules of the Texas Department of Health, and Agency policies and procedures. (b) Contractor agrees that Agency will be notified within twenty-four (24) hours of any significant incident which involves a consumer or consumers served under the Agreement with Agency. Examples of significant incidents include but are not limited to: (1.) Death of a consumer, (2.) Intentional injury inflicted on a consumer by another consumer, (3.) Accidental injuries requiring medical care, (4.) Elopement, (5.) Missing person, (6.) Any event that may put a consumer in a position different than the everyday every day routine such as: fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, bomb threat, loss of heating or air conditioning during extreme weather, or other incident of sufficient severity to require moving consumers from or evacuating a facility, (7.) Any armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, or theft of any medication, or the diversion of controlled drugs by staff or consumer. Any armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, or theft of any medication, or the diversion of controlled drugs by staff or consumer shall also be reported to the local law enforcement agency, (8.) Unusual occurrences while on outings or group trips including but not limited to near drowning or being detained/arrested/jailed by police, (9.) Allegations of physical, verbal, and/or sexual abuse of an individual. Allegations of physical, verbal, and/or sexual abuse shall also be reported to the local law enforcement agency. Visible injury does not have to occur for there to be abuse. Examples of abuse include but are not limited to: hitting, kicking, biting, subjecting someone to very hot or very cold water, unauthorized or illegal use of restraints, pushing, shoving, shouting, verbal threats, use of profane language, or involuntary sexual acts. (c) Contractor shall report any incident in writing to the Agency staff person named as responsible for monitoring the contract.

REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. (a) Contractor must report any allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of persons served under this Agreement in accordance applicable law, including federal and state laws, HHSC rules, rules of the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, and rules of the Texas Department of Health, and Agency policies and procedures. (b) Contractor agrees that Agency will be notified within twenty-four (24) hours of any significant incident which involves a consumer or consumers served under the Agreement with Agency. Examples of significant incidents include but are not limited to: (1.) Death of a consumer, (2.) Intentional injury inflicted on a consumer by another consumer, , (3.) Accidental injuries requiring medical care, (4.) Elopement, (5.) Missing person, (6.) Any event that may put a consumer in a position different than the everyday routine such as: fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, bomb threat, loss of heating or air conditioning during extreme weather, or other incident of sufficient severity to require moving consumers from or evacuating a facility, (7.) Any armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, or theft of any medication, or the diversion of controlled drugs by staff or consumer, shall also be reported to the local law enforcement agency, (8.) Unusual occurrences while on outings or group trips including but not limited to near drowning or being detained/arrested/jailed by police, (9.) Allegations of physical, verbal, and/or sexual abuse of an individual. Allegations of physical, verbal, and/or sexual abuse shall also be reported to the local law enforcement agency. Visible injury does not have to occur for there to be abuse. Examples of abuse include but are not limited to: hitting, kicking, biting, subjecting someone to very hot or very cold water, unauthorized or illegal use of restraints, pushing, shoving, shouting, verbal threats, use of profane language, or involuntary sexual acts. (c) Contractor shall report any incident in writing to the Agency staff person named as responsible for monitoring the contract.