Patient Safety in Idaho
Patient Safety in Idaho
| Subtopic | Statute/Regulation | Description |
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| Confidentiality of patient safety data | Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.033, Access | Grants the local ‘Ombudsman for the Elderly program’ representative (‘local ombudsman’) access to long-term care facilities,... |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.041, Written Consent | Requires long-term care facility residents—or their legal representative— to consent in writing to ombudsman access of their confidential... | |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.042, Confidentiality | Makes the Office of the State Ombudsman for the Elderly custodian of all local ombudsman program records. Requires the Office to oversee information... | |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.043, Disclosure | Grants the Office of the State Ombudsman for the Elderly sole authority disclose ombudsman records and information. Authorizes disclosure of... |
| Ombudsman programs | Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.033, Access | Grants the local ‘Ombudsman for the Elderly program’ representative (‘local ombudsman’) access to long-term care facilities,... |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.041, Written Consent | Requires long-term care facility residents—or their legal representative— to consent in writing to ombudsman access of their confidential... | |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.042, Confidentiality | Makes the Office of the State Ombudsman for the Elderly custodian of all local ombudsman program records. Requires the Office to oversee information... | |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.043, Disclosure | Grants the Office of the State Ombudsman for the Elderly sole authority disclose ombudsman records and information. Authorizes disclosure of... |
| Patient abuse/neglect records | Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.042, Confidentiality | Makes the Office of the State Ombudsman for the Elderly custodian of all local ombudsman program records. Requires the Office to oversee information... |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.043, Disclosure | Grants the Office of the State Ombudsman for the Elderly sole authority disclose ombudsman records and information. Authorizes disclosure of... | |
| Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.02.100, Administration | Establishes standards for the skilled nursing facility governing bodies and administrators. Requires skilled nursing facility administrators to... |
| Patient abuse/neglect reporting: For specific health care facilities | Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.02.100, Administration | Establishes standards for the skilled nursing facility governing bodies and administrators. Requires skilled nursing facility administrators to... |
| Idaho Code Ann. § 39-5303, Duty to Report Cases of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults | Requires physicians, nurses, employees of health care facilities or residential facilities, other health care providers, social workers, and police... |
| Patient abuse/neglect reporting: Who has the duty to report | Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.02.100, Administration | Establishes standards for the skilled nursing facility governing bodies and administrators. Requires skilled nursing facility administrators to... |
| Idaho Code Ann. § 39-5303, Duty to Report Cases of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults | Requires physicians, nurses, employees of health care facilities or residential facilities, other health care providers, social workers, and police... |
| Sentinel and adverse event reporting: Accident (incl. falls) | Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.14.310, Nursing Service | Requires hospitals to create an organizational plan for their nursing department that identifies the authority, responsibility, and duties of the... |
| Sentinel and adverse event reporting: Medication errors | Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.14.310, Nursing Service | Requires hospitals to create an organizational plan for their nursing department that identifies the authority, responsibility, and duties of the... |
| Sentinel and adverse event reporting: Infections (HAI) | Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.14.540, Infection Control | Requires hospitals to establish an infection control committee, infection control program, and infection control prevention procedures. Requires the... |
| Sentinel and adverse event reporting: Death | Idaho Admin. Code r. 19.01.01.049, Incident Reporting | Requires dentists to report to the Board of Dentistry within seven days whenever a patient they sedated either died or required emergency... |
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