Or. Admin. Code § 414-210-0210 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Emergency Preparedness and Response

(1) A provider must have a written plan for emergency preparedness that addresses evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place and lockdown procedures, and responding to medical emergencies and other incidents. The plan must be followed, unless otherwise instructed by emergency personnel.

(2) The plan must include a provider's procedures for:

(a) Responding to a lost or missing child;

(b) Ensuring that all children in attendance are supervised and accounted for during and after an emergency;

(c) The way that caregivers and children are alerted of the emergency;

(d) Notifying emergency authorities, including the poison control center, when necessary;

(e) Evacuating children to a designated safe area or relocating children to alternate shelter. Designated safe areas and alternate shelters must be a minimum of 50 feet from the home being evacuated;

(f) Moving children to a designated location in the home for sheltering-in-place and lockdown emergencies;

(g) Responding to natural and human-made disasters including power outages;

(h) Responding to serious illness, serious injury or death of a child or caregiver;

(i) Responding to incidents involving a hostile intruder;

(j) Addressing the needs of individual children, including children with disabilities or other specific needs, and children with chronic medical conditions;

(k) Ensuring children's emergency contact information and medical authorization and caregivers' emergency contact information is accessible during and after an emergency;

(l) Notifying parents after the emergency ends and how children will be reunited with their families as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lockdown is lifted;

(m) Maintaining continuity of care after a natural or human-made disaster, including access to copies of records, documents, and computer files necessary for continued operation stored in either a portable file or at an off-site location;

(n) Ensuring pool and swimming safety if applicable (also see OAR 414-210-1300, Swimming and Water Activities); and

(o) The plan must identify a licensed physician, hospital, or clinic to be used for emergency medical care.

(3) A provider must observe weather conditions and other possible hazards to take appropriate action for child health and safety. Conditions that pose a health or safety risk may include, but are not limited to:

(a) Heat in excess of 100°F, or pursuant to advice of the local authority;

(b) Cold less than 20°F, or pursuant to advice of the local authority;

(c) Lightning storm, tornado, hurricane, or flooding if there is immediate or likely danger;

(d) Earthquake;

(e) Air quality emergency ordered by a local, state, or federal authority on air quality or public health;

(f) Lockdown notification ordered by a public safety authority; and

(g) Other similar incidents.

(4) A provider must have an emergency light source, such as a flashlight, in working condition, stored in an easily accessible location.

(5) A provider must review the written plan and all emergency procedures:

(a) At least once per licensing period and update the procedures as needed.

(b) With caregivers at least once per licensing period and whenever the plan is updated.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 414-210-0210

DELC 140-2024, adopt filed 12/11/2024, effective 7/1/2025

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.330