460 IAC 11-1-8 - "Evacuation capability" defined

Authority: IC 12-28-4-14

Affected: IC 12-28-4

Sec. 8.

"Evacuation capability" means the ability of the occupants, residents, and staff, as a group, to evacuate the building. Evacuation capability is classified as follows:

(1) Prompt evacuation capability is equivalent to the capability of the general population when applying the requirements of this article.

(2) Slow evacuation is the capability of the group to evacuate the building in a timely manner, with some of the residents requiring assistance from the staff.

(3) Impractical evacuation capability occurs when the group, even with staff assistance, cannot reliably evacuate the building in a timely manner.

The evacuation capability of the residents and staff is a function of both the ability of the residents to evacuate and the assistance provided by the staff. Evacuation capability in all cases is based on the time of day or night when evacuation would be most difficult, i.e., sleeping residents or fewer staff present.

Notes

460 IAC 11-1-8

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 11-1-8; filed Sep 30, 1991, 1:40 p.m.: 15 IR 106; readopted filed Oct 1, 2001, 3:40 p.m.: 25 IR 528; readopted filed Aug 22, 2008, 11:20 a.m.: 20080903-IR-431080545RFA; Readopted filed 8/11/2014, 11:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-460140241RFA Readopted filed 11/9/2020, 3:08 p.m.: 20201209-IR-460200501RFA

Transferred from the Community Residential Facilities Council (431 IAC 4-1-5) to the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 11-1-8) by P.L. 229-2011, SECTION 154, effective July 1, 2011.