Utah Admin. Code R430-50-14 - Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
(1) The provider shall develop and follow a
written emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plan that:
(a) includes a procedure for:
(i) accommodating a child with a
disability;
(ii) accommodating a
child with a chronic medical condition;
(iii) accommodating any infant and
toddler;
(iv) communication with
and reunification of families;
(v)
continuity of operations;
(vi)
evacuation;
(vii)
lockdown;
(viii) relocation;
and
(ix) shelter in
place.
(b) includes
instructions to follow if there is an allergy, serious reaction to food, or any
other trigger that may affect a child's health; and
(c) is followed if an emergency happens,
unless otherwise instructed by emergency personnel.
(2) The provider shall post the home's street
address and any emergency numbers, including at least fire, police, and poison
control, near each telephone or in an area clearly visible to anyone needing
the information.
(3) The provider
shall keep first aid supplies in the facility, including at least antiseptic,
bandages, and tweezers.
(4) The
provider shall conduct a fire evacuation drill every six months and make sure
each drill includes a complete exit of each child, staff member, and volunteer
from the building.
(5) The provider
shall conduct a drill for disasters, other than fires, at least once every 12
months.
(6) The provider shall vary
the days and times when fire and other disaster drills are held.
(7) The provider shall:
(a) give each parent a written report on the
day of occurrence of each incident, accident, or injury involving their
child;
(b) ensure the report has
the signatures of the caregivers involved, the provider, and the individual
picking up the child; and
(c) if a
school-age child signs themselves out of the facility, send a copy of the
report to the parent on the day following the occurrence.
(8) If a child is injured and the injury
appears serious but not life-threatening, the provider shall contact the
child's parent immediately.
(9) If
a life-threatening injury to a child, or an injury that poses a threat of the
loss of vision, hearing, or a limb happens, the provider shall:
(a) call emergency personnel immediately;
and
(b)
(i) contact the parent after emergency
personnel are called; or
(ii) if
the parent cannot be reached, try to contact the child's emergency contact
individual.
(10) If a child is injured while in care and
receives medical attention, or for a child fatality, the provider shall submit
a critical incident report to OL within the next business day of the
incident.
(11) If the provider must
leave the children due to an emergency and a background checked covered
individual who is at least 18 years old or older is not available to stay with
the children, the provider may leave the children in the care of an emergency
substitute who:
(a) is at least 18 years
old;
(b) substitutes the caregiver
for the minimum time possible and for less than one business day; and
(c) signs a written background statement
before being left alone with the children.
(12) Before leaving for the emergency, the
provider must obtain a signed, written background statement from the emergency
substitute stating that the emergency substitute:
(a) has not been convicted of a
felony;
(b) has not been convicted
of a crime against a person;
(c) is
not listed on the state or national sex offender registry; and
(d) is not being investigated for abuse or
neglect by any federal, state, or local government agency.
(13) Within five working days after the
occurrence, the provider shall submit emergency substitute's written background
statements to OBP for review.
(14)
The provider shall ensure compliance with incident reporting in accordance with
Subsection R380-600-7(16).
Notes
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(1) The provider shall have an emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plan that:
(a) includes procedures for evacuation, relocation, shelter in place, lockdown, communication with and reunification of families, and continuity of operations;
(b) includes procedures for accommodations for infants and toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions;
(c) includes instructions to follow in case of an allergy or serious reaction to food or any other trigger that may affect the child's health; and
(d) is followed if an emergency happens, unless otherwise instructed by emergency personnel.
(2) The provider shall post the home's street address and emergency numbers, including at least fire, police, and poison control, near the telephone or in an area clearly visible to anyone needing the information.
(3) The provider shall keep first aid supplies in the facility , including at least antiseptic, bandages, and tweezers.
(4) The provider shall conduct fire evacuation drills every six months and make sure drills include a complete exit of each child, staff, and volunteers from the building.
(5) The provider shall conduct drills for disasters other than fires at least once every 12 months.
(6) The provider shall vary the days and times when fire and other disaster drills are held.
(7) The provider shall:
(a) give parents a written report on the day of occurrence of each incident, accident, or injury involving their child;
(b) ensure the report has the signatures of the caregivers involved, the provider , and the individual picking up the child; and
(c) if school-age children sign themselves out of the facility , send a copy of the report to the parent on the day following the occurrence.
(8) If a child is injured and the injury appears serious but not life-threatening, the provider shall contact the child's parent immediately.
(9) If a life-threatening injury to a child, or an injury that poses a threat of the loss of vision, hearing, or a limb happens, the provider shall:
(a) call emergency personnel immediately;
(b) contact the parent after emergency personnel are called; and
(c) if the parent cannot be reached, try to contact the child's emergency contact individual.
(10) If a child is injured while in care and receives medical attention, or for a child fatality, the provider shall:
(a) submit a completed accident report form to the department within the next business day of the incident; or
(b) contact the department within the next business day and submit a completed accident report form within five business days of the incident.
(11) If the provider must leave the children due to an emergency and a background checked covered individual who is at least 18 years old or older is not available to stay with the children, the provider may leave the children in the care of an emergency substitute who:
(a) is at least 18 years old;
(b) substitutes the caregiver for the minimum time possible and for less than one business day; and
(c) signs a written background statement before being left alone with the children.
(12) Before leaving for the emergency, the provider shall obtain a signed, written background statement from the emergency substitute stating that the emergency substitute:
(a) has not been convicted of a felony;
(b) has not been convicted of a crime against a person;
(c) is not listed on the state or national sex offender registry; and
(d) is not being investigated for abuse or neglect by any federal, state, or local government agency.
(13) Within five working days after the occurrence, the provider shall submit emergency substitute's written background statements to the department for review.