Section 250.1520  Reports

a)         Each hospital shall submit reports containing such pertinent data as may reasonably be required by the Department.

b)         In the reporting of communicable disease cases the hospital shall comply with the Control of Communicable Diseases Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690).

c)         See Subpart O, Section 250.1830 and Section 250.1840 of this Part, regarding reports pertaining to mothers and infants, and regarding children to be discharged to a person other than a natural parent.

d)         See Subpart O, Section 250.1830 of this Part, regarding birth, stillbirth, and death reports.

e)         The death of a pregnant woman or the death of a woman within one year following the termination of a pregnancy shall be reported to the Department as required by the Department's rules titled Maternal Death Review (77 Ill. Adm. Code 657) and in Section 250.1830(i)(2) of this Part.  This is required regardless of the type of hospital or the reason for the patient's admission.

f)          Any incident or occurrence in a hospital that could be considered a catastrophe or creates an immediate jeopardy and/or dangerous threat and that requires the transfer of patients to other parts of the facility or other facilities, including but not limited to fire, flood, or power failure, shall be reported to the Department within two working days after its occurrence.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 1547, effective January 15, 2003)