Training and Responsibilities Training and Responsibilities Danielle’s Law.
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Trainingand
Responsibilities
Trainingand
Responsibilities
Danielle’s Law
Danielle’s Law
Anyone who works with individuals
with developmental disabilities
or traumatic brain injury must call 911
in life-threatening emergencies.
Danielle’s Law Penalties
Health Care Professionals may lose their licenses
Staff may lose their jobs or pay a large monetary fine if they fail to call 911
Definition of a Life-threatening Emergency
An occurrence or threat of a potentially fatal injury
Impairment to a bodily function
Dysfunction of a bodily organ or part
Call 911 for life-threatening emergencies
Employee/Provider Responsibilities
File an incident report according to Department and Division procedures
Maintain a record of all 911 calls
Ensures training is provided to service providers
Department of HumanServices Responsibilities
Maintains records of provider calls to 911
Reviews potential violations of Danielle’s Law
Maintains records of all violations
Department of HumanServices Responsibilities
(continued)
Reviews violation records when licenses and contracts are issued or renewed
Civil Penalties to IndividualViolators of Danielle’s Law
First offense: $5,000.00
Second offense: $10,000.00
Third and each subsequent offense: $25,000.00
Check – for a life-threatening situation
How to Respond toLife-threatening Events
Call – 911
Care – follow the directions of Emergency Responders
Call 911 for Life-threatening Emergencies
MedicalLife-threateningConditions
Unsafe Situations
Call 911 in Unsafe Situations as Indicated in Red Cross
Training
Fire or explosion
Natural gas odor in the building
Possible poisonous agents
Downed electrical wires
Terrorist type threats or acts, such as bomb threat, bio-toxic agents
Danielle’s Law Penalties
No Call to 911 = VIOLATION
Delayed Call to 911 = VIOLATION
Danielle’s Law
WhenIn
Doubt
Call911
DDD Regional Offices
Southern RegionBurlington, Camden, Atlantic, Salem, Cape May, Gloucester, and Cumberland Counties
(856) 770-5900 (Voorhees Office)(609) 561-5070 (Hammonton Office)
Upper Central RegionEssex, Somerset, and Union Counties(973) 324-2000
Lower Central RegionMercer, Middlesex, Ocean, Hunterdon and Monmouth Counties (609) 292-4500
Northern RegionBergen, Hudson, Passaic, Sussex, Morris, and Warren Counties(973) 927-2600
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