119.07(1) or any other law providing access to public records. The annual report is confidential and is not available to the public pursuant to s. (c) The report submitted to the agency must also contain the name of the risk manager of the licensed facility, a copy of its policy and procedures which govern the measures taken by the facility and its risk manager to reduce the risk of injuries and adverse incidents, and the results of such measures. Once identified, procedures shall be adjusted to correct the problem areas. As a part of each internal risk management program, the incident reports shall be used to develop categories of incidents which identify problem areas. A person filing an incident report is not subject to civil suit by virtue of such incident report. The incident reports are part of the workpapers of the attorney defending the licensed facility in litigation relating to the licensed facility and are subject to discovery, but are not admissible as evidence in court. The individual responsible for the risk management program shall have free access to all medical records of the licensed facility. Each internal risk management program shall include the use of incident reports to be filed with an individual of responsibility who is competent in risk management techniques in the employ of each licensed facility, such as an insurance coordinator, or who is retained by the licensed facility as a consultant. (4) The agency shall adopt rules governing the establishment of internal risk management programs to meet the needs of individual licensed facilities. writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials.Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or governmental unit.Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.minor: includes any person who has not attained the age of 18 years.Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit.Licensed facility: means a hospital or ambulatory surgical center licensed in accordance with this chapter.hospital: includes a medical office building located on the same premises as a hospital facility, provided the land on which the medical office building is constructed is zoned for use as a hospital provided the premises were zoned for hospital purposes on January 1, 1992.Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
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