What is a Major Unusual Incident (MUI)? An MUI is an incident that someone says happened or says someone told them about that puts a person’s health and welfare at risk.
What is an Unusual Incident (UI)? A UI is an incident that is not consistent with a person’s care or service plan and is not an MUI.
Why are MUIs Reported? MUIs are reported so they can be investigated. The investigation will help find out why the incident happened and what can be done to keep it from happening again. The goal is to help people be safe.
When are MUIs Reported? MUIs are reported immediately or within 24 hours based on MUI type.
MUIs and UIs Differences UIs are not as serious as MUIs but need to be investigated to be sure everyone is safe and to try to keep it from happening again.
All MUIs have to be investigated by county board but some require law enforcement and other agencies to be involved.
Health and Welfare The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) provides informational notices to stakeholders, issues Health and Welfare Alerts, manages a centralized complaint hotline, conducts statewide Mortality Review Committee meetings, steers statewide patterns and trends meetings, and provides ongoing training to the field. For more information, visit Health and Welfare | Department of Developmental Disabilities
Reporting Major Unusual Incidents Call FCBDD to report an MUI during business hours at 740-335-7453 or after hours at 740-606-7948.
If you are unable to contact the county board or concerned about reporting directly to them, please call the DODD MUI Hotline – 1-800-617-6733 For all major unusual incidents, submit a written incident report to the county board MUI contact by 3:00 p.m. on the first working day following the day you become aware of a potential or determined major unusual incident.
Health and Welfare Alerts Ohio Administrative Code 5123-7-02 requires all developmental disabilities employees to review Health and Welfare Alerts released by the department as a part of annual training. A complete listing of alerts can be found on the DODD website. For more information visit, Health and Welfare Alerts | Department of Developmental Disabilities
