Service Providers

Special Incident Reporting

What is a Special Incident? A Special Incident is an unusual adverse event in the life of an individual receiving Regional Center services.
The main categories for reporting are:
  • Injuries requiring treatment beyond first aid
  • medical needs, accidents, injuries, other (medication refusal or medication documentation error only)
  • suspected abuse or exploitation
  • suspected neglect
  • unauthorized absence
  • all hospitalizations, including urgent care/ER Visit
  • victim of crime
  • aggressive acts
  • death
 
Please come to vendor training to learn the details. It's offered every month- see link below.
 
Special Incidents are required to be reported to San Andreas Regional Center both by phone and by email within 24 hours of the incident. This allows for needed processing and submission to DDS within the 48 hour timeframe outlined in Title 17 Section 54327.
 
Any updates are to be submitted by adding the details of follow-up information, including appointments and the After Visit Summary, add the date of new information, and do not delete any of the information from the initial SIR form you submitted. 
 
 
 
*Reporting to DDS of an individual with a positive COVID test is no longer required. You may either send a SIR to SARC or notify the Service Coordinator by email. 
 
Please attend SARC SIR training annually to stay current with changing requirements and expectations.    
 
 
 
Link to DDS Vendor Information page: 
 
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