Foster Care Manual: Incident or Unusual Incident Report

This is a very serious form. Hopefully you won’t need to use this form often. You will use it to report any incident or unusual incident. For example you have a 3 year old who needs stitches from falling off a bike or a childwas cut when he put his hand through a window.

On this form you state what happened, when it happened, where it happened, who was there, what you did to remedy the situation.After any incident ,discuss possible ways of preventing a similiar incident from happening again. Ask yourselfwhat changesyou couldmake to minimize or eliminate future recurrences.

This form is for informational purposes only. Get anofficial copy from your Case Worker.




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Date of Report:Time:


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Name of Client: Provider Name:

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Address:

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City: State: Zip Code:

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Phone:

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BSU number: County where facility is located:

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Date of Birth: Sex: Date of Admission:

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Level of Mental Retardation: Date of Incident:Time:

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Location of Incident: (bathroom, Hall, etc.)

Facility / Agency License Number:



Describe in detail exactly what happened and any circumstances which may have precipitated the Incident / Unusual Incident:

(Attach additional sheets if necessary)

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Physician’s name and statement (if applicable) - Include treatment and follow-up action:

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Action taken:

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Other pertinent Information (seizures, visual imparements, safety conditions, etc.):

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Relative or guardian notified: Relationship: Address: Phone:

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Typed/printed name and signature of person reporting:Title:Phone:


Date mailed to:

_______ Regional office of Mental Retardation_______ Office of Children, Youth & Families

_______ County Mental Retardation office_________ Department of Health

_______ Funding agency (specify) ______________________