Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities must develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure reporting of crimes against residents or individuals receiving care from the facility. This includes annual notification of the reporting requirements to all covered individuals (owner, operator, employee, manager, agent or contractor of the facility), prohibiting retaliation, and posting a conspicuous notice of employee rights. The policies must specify the crimes that must be reported, the timeframe for reporting, and which entities must be contacted. Examples of crimes include murder, manslaughter, rape, assault and battery, sexual abuse, theft/robbery, drug diversion, identity theft, and fraud and forgery. This will help to ensure that all reasonable suspicions of crimes are reported in accordance with Section 1150B of the Act and 42 CFR 483.12. Healthcare facilities need to take action to ensure that their policies and procedures meet the requirements and that all covered individuals are aware of their responsibilities.

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