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Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.30.477 AS 47.30.570

AS 47.30.470 AS 47.30.530 AS 47.37.140

AS 47.30.475 AS 47.30.540 7 AAC 70.240. Performance measures and quality improvement. A behavioral health services provider must

(1) promote a culture within its own organization that promotes excellence and continual quality improvement;

(2) establish policies and procedures for identifying and analyzing critical incidents and sentinel events;

(3) collect data for the purpose of monitoring performance, managing risk, and improving service delivery; and

(4) be able to show how the data collected under this section is used to implement changes that increase quality of care, manage risk, and decrease the number of critical incidents or sentinel events. (Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.30.477 AS 47.30.570

AS 47.30.470 AS 47.30.530 AS 47.37.140

AS 47.30.475 AS 47.30.540 7 AAC 70.245. Leadership. A behavioral health services provider must