Background and Intent

The DOH WMS must be informed of Serious Reportable Incidents and the providers' response to these incidents in order to:

  1. Assist the DOH WMS in their role as a single state Medicaid agency responsible for ensuring the quality of care provided to participants and to maintain the participant's health and welfare as set forth in the NHTD Waiver application approved by CMS;
  2. Assist the DOH WMS to identify specific areas of concern or trends related to incidents. This information assists the DOH WMS in identifying and developing training and policies aimed at increasing provider skills in the prevention, identification, and investigation of incidents; and
  3. Assist providers to identify trends in incidents within their agencies; take corrective measures to minimize the probability of a recurrence; and to develop and implement appropriate provider level interventions (e.g. staff training programs).