As required by the Ohio Revised Code, the Scioto County Board of MR/DD has established a system to report, investigate, review, remedy, and analyze incidents that adversely affect the health and safety of the individuals we serve and to monitor preventative actions taken to ensure their health and safety.  Definitions and descriptions of such incidents are listed below, along with contact information for reporting violations.  The Ohio Administrative Code Section 5123 is the source of all the following information.

A Major Unusual Incident (MUI) is the alleged, suspected, or actual occurrence of an incident that adversely affects the health and safety of an individual, including acts committed or allegedly committed by one service recipient against another service recipient.  Major unusual incidents include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Abuse that is physical, sexual, or verbal in nature.
• Misappropriation - depriving, defrauding, or otherwise obtaining the real or personal property of an individual by any means prohibited by the Ohio Revised Code.
• Neglect - failing to provide an individual with any treatment, care, goods, supervision, or services necessary to maintain the health and safety of the individual when there is a duty to do so.
• The death of an individual.
• Any incident involving an individual that requires the involvement of law enforcement and results in the arrest of, filing charges against, or incarceration of the individual.
• Attempted suicide by the individual, regardless of whether any harm resulted.
• Fire, natural disaster, or mechanical failure at any place at which the individual receives services that results in overnight relocation or an inability to provide the individual with services for a minimum of 24 hours.
• An incident in which an individual cannot be located for at least eight hours unless his/her plan states a different period of time, prior arrangements have been made, or other circumstances indicate that the individual is in immediate jeopardy.
• Medical emergency - the sudden onset of a medical condition that requires emergency medical intervention.
• An unplanned or unscheduled hospital admission.
• An injury of unknown or suspicious origin that requires treatment that only a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner can provide.
• An injury of known or non-suspicious origin that has a significant impact on the individual's physical health.
• The use of any behavior support method, including restraint or time-out, that is implemented in a manner prohibited by the Ohio Department of MR/DD.
• Any violation of the rights enumerated in Section 5123.62 of the Ohio Revised Code that adversely affects the health or safety of an individual.
• A series of similar unusual incidents that may have an impact on the health and safety of an individual.

An Unusual Incident (UI) is an event or occurrence involving an individual that is not consistent with routine operation, policies, procedures, or the care and habilitation plan of the individual, but is not abuse, neglect, or a major unusual incident as defined above. 

To report suspicious acts or incidents, contact our Case Management secretary or MUI Investigator at (740) 353-4677.  If the call is made after hours, the on-call person will respond and forward reports to the MUI Investigator as appropriate.  Incidents can also be reported to Ohio Department of MR/DD through a 24-hour hotline at 1-866-313-MRDD or 1-866-313-6733.