Clinical Safety Concerns Protocol

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Revised: 
9/12/24

Definitions-

Clinical safety concerns are defined by MTSA as:

  1. Reported behavior which puts a patient at risk for adverse events or poor outcomes
  2. Submission of a yellow card by a clinical instructor or facility
    • Yellow cards indicate behaviors which may cause elevated and unnecessary risk
  3. Submission of a red card by a clinical instructor or facility
    • Red cards indicate behaviors which do cause elevated and unnecessary risk

Protocol-

  1. Clinical safety concerns may be reported through Typhon, email, or other means of communication.
  2. The recipient of a clinical safety concern should ensure it is documented promptly. Also, the recipient should ensure notification of the Clinical Assistant Program Administrator (APA) and the advisor for the student.
  3. Only the Clinical Support Team (CST) will have access to this information and all information should remain confidential. CST members include the Program Director, Assistant Program Administrators, Clinical Support Coordinator, Evaluations and Credentialing Coordinator.