Type 1 Occurrence Report
The requirement to report Type 1 occurrences is established in Section 25 of the General Regulation. Every Registrant involved in a Type 1 occurrence following an IVIT procedure (compounding an iv bag or administering IVIT), or who becomes aware of the occurrence, must report it to the College within 24 hours of learning of the incident.
Type 1 Occurrence
The regulation establishes the following as Type 1 occurrences and requires that they be reported, by any Registrant involved in the occurrence or any Registrant that becomes aware of the occurrence, within 24 hours of his/her learning of the incident.
- The death of a patient at the premises after a procedure was performed.
- The death of a patient that occurs within the five days following the performance of a procedure at the premises.
- Any referral of a patient to emergency services within the five days following the performance of a procedure at the premises.
- Any procedure performed on the wrong patient at the premises.
- The administration of an emergency drug to a patient immediately after a procedure was performed at the premises.
- The diagnosis of a patient with shock or convulsions occurring within the five days following the performance of a procedure at the premises.
- The diagnosis of a patient as being infected with a disease or any disease-causing agent after a procedure was performed at the premises, if the Registrant is of the opinion that the patient is or may have been infected because of the performance of a procedure.
Upon receipt of an Occurrence Report, the College will determine whether further action is required, such as an inspection of the premises. Be aware that failure to comply with any duty or requirement under Part IV of the General Regulation is considered to be professional misconduct.