(1) The contractor must notify the following persons upon an individual's death, suicide attempt, unaccounted for absence, emergency hospitalization; substantial changes in an individual's residential or vocational placement without IP team approval; or alleged unlawful activities by or affecting the individual, including, but not limited to incarceration of an individual:

(a) the case manager or designee;

(b) the field services specialist;

(c) the guardian, if any;

(d) a designated advocate, if any; and

(e) the next of kin, if any.

(2) Notice must be given, verbally, as follows:

(a) to the guardian or next of kin, if any, and case manager or their designees as soon as possible but no later than 2 hours after the incident becomes known; and

(b) to the field services specialist and an advocate within 24 hours of the incident.