Utah Admin. Code R432-150-27 - Emergency Response and Preparedness Plan
(1)
(a) The
licensee shall ensure the safety and well-being of each resident and provide
for a safe environment in the event of an emergency or disaster.
(b) An emergency or disaster may include
utility interruption, explosion, fire, earthquake, bomb threat, flood,
windstorm, epidemic, and injury.
(2)
(a) The
licensee shall develop an emergency and disaster plan that is approved by the
governing body.
(b) The emergency
and disaster plan shall delineate:
(i)
assignment of personnel to specific tasks during an emergency;
(ii) individuals to be notified in an
emergency in order of priority;
(iii) methods of communicating with local
emergency agencies, authorities, and other appropriate individuals;
(iv) methods of transporting and evacuating
each resident and staff to other locations;
(v) on-hand personnel, equipment, and
supplies and how to acquire additional help, supplies, and equipment after an
emergency or disaster; and
(vi) the
person with decision-making authority for fiscal, medical, and personnel
management.
(c) The
licensee shall have emergency phone numbers at each nursing station with
responsible staff listed in the order of priority contact.
(d) The licensee shall document resident
emergencies and responses, emergency events and responses, and the location of
each resident and staff evacuated from the facility during an
emergency.
(e) The licensee shall
conduct and document simulated disaster drills semi-annually.
(3) The administrator shall
develop a written fire emergency and evacuation plan in consultation with
qualified fire safety personnel that:
(a)
delineates evacuation routes, location of fire alarm boxes, fire extinguishers,
and emergency telephone numbers of the local fire department;
(b) ensures fire drills and fire drill
documentation are completed in accordance with Rule R710-4;
(c) ensures the evacuation plan is posted in
prominent locations in exit access ways throughout the building; and
(d) includes fire containment procedures and
how to use the facility alarm systems and signals.
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