Utah Admin. Code R432-600-14 - Emergency and Disaster
(1) Each facility
has the responsibility to assure the safety and well-being of patients in the
event of an emergency or disaster. An emergency or disaster may include but is
not limited interruption of public utilities, explosion, fire, earthquake, bomb
threat, flood, windstorm, epidemic, and injury.
(2) The administrator shall be in charge of
facility operations during any significant emergency. If not on the premises,
the administrator shall make every reasonable effort to get to the facility to
relieve subordinates and take charge during the emergency.
(3) The licensee and the administrator shall
be responsible for the development of a plan, coordinated with state and local
emergency or disaster authorities, to respond to emergencies and disasters.
(a) This plan shall be in writing and shall
be distributed or made available to all facility staff to assure prompt and
efficient implementation.
(b) The
plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually by the administrator and
the licensee.
(4) The
names and telephone numbers of clinic staff, emergency medical personnel, and
emergency service systems shall be posted.
(5) The facility's emergency plan shall
address the following:
(a) Evacuation of
occupants to a safe place within the facility or to another location;
(b) Delivery of emergency care and services
to facility occupants when staff is reduced by an emergency;
(c) The person or persons with
decision-making authority for fiscal, medical, and personnel
management;
(d) An inventory of
available personnel, equipment, and supplies and instructions on how to acquire
additional assistance;
(e)
Assignment of personnel to specific tasks during an emergency;
(f) Names and telephone numbers of on-call
physicians and staff shall be available;
(g) Documentation of emergency
events.
(6) The licensee
and administrator shall develop a written fire emergency and evacuation plan in
consultation with qualified fire safety personnel.
(a) The evacuation plan shall identify
evacuation routes, location of fire alarm boxes, fire extinguishers, and
emergency telephone numbers of the local fire department and shall be posted
throughout the facility.
(b) The
written fire emergency plan shall include fire-containment procedures and how
to use the facility alarm systems and signals.
(c) Fire drills and documentation shall be in
accordance with R710-4, State of Utah Fire Protection Board. The actual
evacuation of patients during a drill is optional.
Notes
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