What happens if an agency deems an incident as internal and later, after further investigation, determines that the incident should be considered serious? Is original time frame still to be used?
A. The licensee should report immediately upon making the re-determination. The licensee will not be penalized for not reporting the incident as serious previously because all of the facts were not available. This should not happen often and is not meant to be a mechanism to lengthen the reporting process and subsequent investigation and reporting requirements.
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