6.1.5 Incident Reports
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6.1.5 Incident Reports

(Revision, 8/1/21)

Authority:Authority:

AS 47.06.010 Duties of the Department

 

Purpose:Purpose:

To provide guidance for OCS employees on situations and timeframes that require completion of incident reports, and the notification requirements once the incident report is completed.

 

Background Information:Background Information:

The Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS) shall establish minimum standards for personnel employed by the department and adopt necessary regulations to maintain those standards.

 

Policy:

  1. OCS employees are responsible for reporting incidents where:

    1. Harm and injury to a child have occurred, including but not limited to:

      1. Serious injury or self-harm;

      2. Death;

      3. Self-harm;

      4. Physical restraint to a child;

      5. Kidnapping;

      6. Sexual assault; or

      7. Serious illness of a child, new onset.

    2. An employee’s safety has been threatened or compromised, including but not limited to:

      1. Disruptive or intimidating behavior;

      2. Physical assault threat or action; or

      3. Verbal threat.

    3. The situation may result in adverse publicity, legal liability, political inquiry, or situations that require a coordinated response by the division. This includes but is not limited to:

      1. Legislative, Governor Office, Commissioners Office, Ombudsman’s, or media contact;

      2. Adverse legal action;

      3. Threat of a lawsuit; or

      4. Death of a parent.

  2. Immediately following the incident, the employee involved will complete the incident report in ORCA. Initial notification of all incidents may be made to the employee’s supervisor by telephone or e-mail.

This policy section has been updated by Program Instructions: 17-06 Employee Safety, 15-01 Creating Safety Alert Tags & PI 21-05 Incident Reports