Incident Classification

The Incident Classification screen allows users to classify an incident and capture the incident's date and time information. This screen also allows users to determine whether an investigation of the incident should be completed, and if so, assign a certified investigator.

ODP-ID/A and ODP-BSASP policy requires that most categories of incidents be initially reported within 24 hours (Medication Errors and Restraints must be reported with 72 hours). The Incident Classification screen is used to capture the information known at the time of the initial reporting of the incident.

Note: Mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk. In addition, some fields are conditionally mandatory, or in other words, become mandatory based on the response to a previous field. All mandatory fields (including conditionally mandatory fields) must be completed on a screen.

Field Name	Field Description
Discovery Date and Time	Select the date and time when the incident was discovered.
Primary Category	Select the category of the incident from the drop-down list (i.e. abuse, fire, neglect, etc.)
Primary Category Date Occurred	Select the date the primary category of the incident occurred.
Secondary Category	Select the secondary category of the incident to provide additional information (i.e. for abuse, Misapplication/Unauthorized use of restraint (Injury), physical, psychological, etc.)
Reviewing Organization	In the instance where the service location included in a site level incident is located outside of Pennsylvania, select the organization which will perform the management review of the incident. For ODP-ID/A, the reviewing organization will be the county/Administrative Entity that conducts provider monitoring for the site. For ODP-BSASP, the reviewing organization will be the region that conducts provider monitoring for the site.
[DETERMINE IF AN INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED]	Click this button to determine if an investigation is required for the incident.
Investigation Required?	This field automatically populates based on the primary and secondary categories selected when the user clicks [DETERMINE IF AN INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED], [SAVE] or [SAVE & CONTINUE].
Proceed with Investigation?	This field automatically populates based on the primary and secondary categories selected when the user clicks [DETERMINE IF AN INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED], [SAVE] or [SAVE & CONTINUE].
Assigned Certified Investigator	Type the name of the desired certified investigator and select the name from the drop-down list. Note: If an assigned investigator no longer has the appropriate role to perform investigations, their name will appear as a label next to the textbox. A new assignment can then be made if necessary.
Investigation will be conducted by	Select whether the investigation will be conducted by an AE/County or an SCO. Note:This question only appears for ODP-ID/A incidents filed by an SCO.
Choking/Falling Indicator	Select whether the incident involved choking, falling, or neither.
Was the incident referred to Child Protective Services (0-17 years of age)?	Select whether the incident was referred to Child Protective Services. Note: This question only appears for ODP-ID/A incidents.
Was the incident referred to Adult Protective Services (18-59 years of age)?	Select whether the incident was referred to Adult Protective Services.
Was the incident referred to Older Adult Protective Services (60+ years of age?	Select whether the incident was referred to Older Adult Protective Services.
If no, please explain:	Provide an explanation if ‘No’ was selected in response to any of these three questions: Was the incident referred to Child Protective Services (0-17 years of age)? Note: This question only appears for ODP-ID/A incidents. Was the incident referred to Adult Protective Services (18-59 years of age)? Was the incident referred to Older Adult Protective Services (60+ years of age)? Note: Responses to these three protective services questions can be ‘N/A’ if the incident is not required to be reported to protective services.
Has the Individual been notified of the incident?	Select whether the individual (for whom the incident has been reported) has been notified of the incident.
If no, please explain	If the individual (for whom the incident has been reported) has not been notified of the incident, provide an explanation.
Was the family/guardian/ individual’s designee notified of the incident?	Select whether the individual's family/guardian/individual’s designee was notified of the incident.
If no, please explain:	If the family/guardian/individual’s designee was not notified of the incident, provide an explanation.
Were there targets identified?	Select from the drop-down whether there was a target or targets identified for the incident. When selecting yes, a target information page in the first section will be created.
If no, please explain	If no targets were identified, provide an explanation.
Was there a medical intervention for this individual?	Select from the drop-down whether there was a medical intervention for the individual. When selecting yes, a medical intervention page in the final section will be created.
Incident involves suspected/confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis	Select whether the incident involves a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.