Serious Incident Response Scheme – Guidelines for residential aged care providers

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These guidelines describe provider responsibilities in relation to the SIRS, including:

  • requirements relating to incident management, response and prevention
  • types of incidents that must be notified to the Commission
  • requirements for making a notification, including when and what must be notified
  • the role of the Commission in managing reports and ensuring providers are notifying and responding to reportable incidents.
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Residential services
Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)
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Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, water and community. We pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.