Reporting incidents other than resident deaths
Compiled text through Mar 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Mar 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Latest notice
- DOS-20-26-00002-EP · Emergency and proposed rule · May 3, 2026
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)As required in section 7406.2 of this Part, whenever a reportable incident occurs at a secure facility, OCFS shall report such incident to the commission pursuant to the following requirements:
(1)all major disturbances, escapes, resident group actions, personnel group actions, hostage situations, natural/civil emergencies, major maintenance/service disruptions, or any incident during which control at a secure facility is lost or partially lost shall be reported immediately upon occurrence or discovery in a form and manner as required by the commission.
(2)all assaults, sexual assaults, sexual abuse, employee misconduct, communicable reportable disease, contraband, escape attempts, fires, attempted suicides, self-inflicted injuries, serious accidental injuries, or occurrence(s) that disrupt the normal operations of a secure facility or that involve injury to residents or staff resulting in hospital treatment shall be reported, in a form and manner as required by the commission, within 24 hours of occurrence or discovery.
(b)OCFS shall provide follow-up reports for specified incidents which may be required by the commission. Such follow-up reports shall be submitted in writing to the commission in a form and manner as required by the commission, as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days following the initial report.
(c)When additional pertinent facts are discovered about an incident after OCFS has submitted the follow-up report to the commission, such information shall be forwarded in writing, in a form and manner as required by the commission, as soon as practicable, but no later than 14 days following discovery.