Or. Admin. Code § 411-325-0230 - Emergency Plan and Safety Review
(1) Providers must provide the emergency plan
and safety review requirements as described in this rule.
(2) EMERGENCY PLANNING.
(a) Providers must post the following
emergency telephone numbers in close proximity to all phones used by staff.
(A) The telephone numbers of the local fire,
police department, and ambulance service, if not served by a 911 emergency
services; and
(B) The telephone
number of the executive director, emergency physician, and additional people to
be contacted in the case of an emergency.
(b) If an individual regularly accesses the
community independently, the provider must provide the information to the
individual about appropriate steps to take in an emergency, such as emergency
contact telephone numbers, contacting police or fire personnel, or other
strategies to obtain assistance.
(3) Providers must develop, maintain, update,
and implement a written emergency plan for the protection of all individuals in
the event of an emergency or disaster.
(a) The
emergency plan must:
(A) Be practiced at least
annually. The emergency plan practice may consist of a walk-through of the
duties or a discussion exercise dealing with a hypothetical event, commonly
known as a tabletop exercise.
(B)
Consider the needs of the individuals receiving services and address all
natural and human-caused events identified as a significant risk for the home,
such as a pandemic or an earthquake.
(C) Include provisions and sufficient
supplies, such as sanitation supplies, to shelter in place, when unable to
relocate, for at least three days under the following conditions:
(i) Extended utility outage;
(ii) No running water;
(iii) Inability to replace food or supplies;
and
(iv) Staff unable to report as
scheduled.
(D) Include
provisions for evacuation and relocation that identifies:
(i) The duties of staff during evacuation,
transporting, and housing of individuals, including instructions to staff to
notify the Department, local office, or designee of the plan to evacuate or the
evacuation of the home as soon as the emergency or disaster reasonably
allows;
(ii) The method and source
of transportation;
(iii) Planned
relocation sites that are reasonably anticipated to meet the needs of the
individuals in the home;
(iv) A
method that provides a person unknown to the individual the ability to identify
each individual by name and to identify the name of the supporting provider for
the individual; and
(v) A method
for tracking and reporting to the Department, local office, or designee, the
physical location of each individual until a different entity resumes
responsibility for the individual.
(E) Address the needs of the individuals,
including provisions to provide:
(i) Immediate
and continued access to medical treatment with the evacuation of the individual
summary sheets described in OAR
411-325-0180 and the emergency
information described in OAR
411-325-0185 and other
information necessary to obtain care, treatment, food, and fluids for the
individuals.
(ii) Continued access
to life-sustaining pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and equipment during and
after an evacuation and relocation;
(iii) Behavior support needs anticipated
during an emergency; and
(iv)
Adequate staffing to meet the life-sustaining and safety needs of the
individuals.
(b) The provider must instruct and provide
training about the duties and responsibilities for implementing the emergency
plan to all staff.
(c) The provider
must re-evaluate and revise the emergency plan at least annually or when there
is a significant change in the home.
(d) Applicable parts of the emergency plan
must coordinate with each applicable employment provider to address the
possibility of an emergency or disaster during work hours.
(4) A documented safety review must be
conducted quarterly to ensure that each home is free of hazards. The provider
must keep the quarterly safety review reports for three years and must make
them available upon request by the CDDP or the Department.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 427.104, 430.662, 443.450 & 443.455
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 427.007, 427.101, 427.104, 430.215, 430.610, 430.662 & 443.400-443.455
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