Maine § 22 §8753 Mandatory reporting of sentinel events

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §8753 — Mandatory reporting of sentinel events

Maine § 22 §8753

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 3DRUG ABUSE

Ch. 1684SENTINEL EVENTS REPORTING

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §8753 (2026).

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A health care facility shall notify the division whenever a sentinel event has occurred, as provided in this chapter.

1.Notification. Using the sentinel event notification process under this chapter, a health care facility shall notify the division of a sentinel event within 3 business days after the facility discovers that the event occurred.

2.Written report. The health care facility shall file a written report no later than 45 days following the notification of the occurrence of a sentinel event pursuant to subsection 1. The written report must be signed by the chief executive officer of the facility and must contain the following information:

3.Cooperation. A health care facility that has filed a notification or a report of the occurrence of a sentinel event under this section shall

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A health care facility shall notify the division whenever a sentinel event has occurred, as provided in this chapter.
1.
Notification.
Using the sentinel event notification process under this chapter, a health care facility shall notify the division of a sentinel event within 3 business days after the facility discovers that the event occurred.
2.
Written report.
The health care facility shall file a written report no later than 45 days following the notification of the occurrence of a sentinel event pursuant to subsection 1. The written report must be signed by the chief executive officer of the facility and must contain the following information:
3.
Cooperation.
A health care facility that has filed a notification or a report of the occurrence of a sentinel event under this section shall cooperate with the division as necessary for the division to fulfill its duties under section 8754.
4.
Immunity.
A person who in good faith reports a suspected sentinel event or a sentinel event or provides a root cause analysis pursuant to this chapter is immune from any civil or criminal liability for the act of reporting or participating in the review by the division. "Good faith" does not include instances when a false report is made and the person reporting knows the report is false. This subsection may not be construed to bar civil or criminal action regarding perjury or regarding the sentinel event that led to the report.
5.
Near miss notification.