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, click here.
Reporting Major Unusual Incidents
Call DCBDD to report an MUI during business hours at 740-201-3600 or after hours at 740-369-3316 (HelpLine).
For all major unusual incidents, submit a written incident report to the county board 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. Email the incident report to MUI@dcbdd.org.
Reporting Unusual Incidents
Please use the Unusual Incident Report Log to track all unusual incidents that occur.
Annual Analysis of Major Unusual Incidents
Additionally, all independent and agency providers are required to complete an Annual Review of their MUIs. For 2023, reports must be completed by April 1 and sent to the County Board by April 28. Please use the forms below for the review, and submit completed forms to MUI@dcbdd.org.
Health and Welfare Alerts
Ohio Administrative Code 5123:2-17-02 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 quick access to these alerts, click here.
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