DOH Reminds ACFs of Responsibilities Regarding Incident Reporting
The Department of Health (DOH) issued the below reminder via email to adult care facilities (ACFs) on Feb. 3rd:
To: Adult Care Facilities
From: Department of Health
Date: February 3, 2021
Subject: Incident Reports Reminder
Adult Care Facility incident reports must be submitted to the appropriate regional office of the Department of Health ("Department") within 24 hours of a resident's death. In addition, notification of a resident's death must be made immediately by telephone to the appropriate regional office at the numbers below. The Department will cite adult care facilities who fail to meet their regulatory responsibilities.
Capital District Regional Office: (518) 408-5287
Central NY Regional Office: (315) 477-8472
Western NY Regional Office: (585) 423-8185
Metropolitan Area Regional Office: (212) 417-4440
Metropolitan Area Regional Office/Central Islip: (631) 851-3098
Questions should be referred to the appropriate regional office of the department or via email to acfinfo@health.ny.gov.
Contact: Diane Darbyshire, ddarbyshire@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8828