New ISDH Incident Reporting and Reasonable Suspicion of Crimes Against a Resident Forms

On January 15, the ISDH posted new forms for to use for Incident Reporting and reporting Reasonable Suspicion of Crimes Against a Resident.  When the reasonable suspicion of crimes reporting requirement was first implemented, the ISDH simply added those reporting elements to the Incident Report Form.  While thought to be convenient at first, this dual reporting form has led to some confusion and incomplete and/or inaccurate reporting.  The ISDH has now separated these reporting forms and facility employees and covered individuals should use each form for its intended purpose.  If an incident needs to be reported and the incident also gives rise to a reasonable suspicion of a crime, then both forms need to be filled out and submitted to the ISDH.  Conversely, if a reasonable suspicion needs to be reported that also qualifies as a reportable incident, both forms must be completed and submitted to the ISDH.

The ISDH has not publicized this change yet and is accepting both the old and new forms for the time being.  The ISDH expects to announce this change along with announcements about its revised website in the coming weeks.

The new forms can be accessed at on the ISDH website at the following:

Reporting a Crime Against a Resident Information Center: http://www.in.gov/isdh/25766.htm

Incident Reporting: http://www.in.gov/isdh/23638.htm