---
title: "Map facility incident-reporting times against the file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/health-and-medical-law/map-mandatory-clinical-incident-reporting-duties/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A32-T1-R13-US"
practice_area: "Health & Medical Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map facility incident-reporting times against the file

> List each allegation in the file, when it was formed, whether the notes say it involves abuse or serious bodily injury, and whether a report is already in the file. Do not say a report was late.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/health-and-medical-law/map-mandatory-clinical-incident-reporting-duties/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Health & Medical Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/health-and-medical-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each allegation in the file, when it was formed, whether the notes say it involves abuse or serious bodily injury, and whether a report is already in the file. Do not say a report was late. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether a report is due, and only for a facility covered by 42 CFR § 483.12. A covered individual reports a reasonable suspicion of a crime to the State Agency and to one or more law enforcement entities immediately, and not later than 2 hours after forming the suspicion if the events cause serious bodily injury, otherwise not later than 24 hours. The facility reports an alleged violation involving abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment, an injury of unknown source, or misappropriation on the same 2-hour or 24-hour split stated in § 483.12(c). Section 1150B of the Act was not opened. The times are the words in § 483.12. This is not a hospital sentinel-event rule. No such rule was opened. Formal Opinion 512 applies to the file. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map mandatory clinical-incident reporting duties](https://ailawframework.com/practice/health-and-medical-law/map-mandatory-clinical-incident-reporting-duties.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each allegation in the file, when it was formed, whether the notes say it involves abuse or serious bodily injury, and whether a report is already in the file. Do not say a report was late.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not apply these times outside a facility § 483.12 covers.
- Do not invent a phone number for the State Agency.

## Sources

- [42 CFR § 483.12 (freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-483/subpart-B/section-483.12) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*