Nurses may self-report errors through HASP. Two issues are considered when determining whether an error qualifies for the HASP program. First, the nurse must simultaneously complete an incident report in his/her institution. Second, the error must not violate any of the exclusion criteria. The exclusion criteria for HASP concerns errors that:

1) involve the intent to harm,

2) involve an intentional disregard for safety,

3) involve a knowing violation of safe operating principles,

4) involve criminal activity,

5) involve substance abuse, including mind altering substances or physical/medical conditions that impaired or influenced the nurse’s actions,

6) involve a nurse with any history of substance abuse, regardless of whether the history is known to the BNE and whether rehabilitation has occurred. Nurses with a past history of abuse that have completed the TPAPIN program or an alternative program at the discretion of the BNE may petition the BNE for a waiver of this exclusion to participate in the HASP review process,

7) involve intentional falsification, or

8) contribute to a patient death or serious injury.

Additionally, if a nurse has been previously reviewed by HASP, and the Event Review Committee has determined that the nurse may not submit another report to HASP, any future report will be excluded from HASP review process and returned to the appropriate Nursing Peer Review Committee unreviewed.