Section 22VAC40-61-90F provides that all incident reports are to be maintained in the participant's record.  In health care facilities these are normally business records.  As the incident pertains to a participant, a note is made in the participant's chart.  This is the better practice. The incident report may include information about other participants or other persons that is not necessary and would not be appropriately shared.

I recommend that 22VAC40-61-90F be stricken from the regulation.