Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING
Article 14 - SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRANSITIONAL FACILITIES
Section R9-10-1414 - Emergency and Safety Standards

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-10-1414

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. An evacuation drill for employees and participants on the premises is conducted at least once every six months on each shift;

2. Documentation of each evacuation drill is created, is maintained for at least 12 months after the date of the evacuation drill, and includes:
a. The date and time of the drill;

b. The amount of time taken for all employees and participants to evacuate the substance abuse transitional facility;

c. Any problems encountered in conducting the drill; and

d. Recommendations for improvement, if applicable;

3. An evacuation path is conspicuously posted on each hallway of each floor of the facility;

4. A disaster plan is developed, documented, maintained in a location accessible to personnel members, and, if necessary, implemented that includes:
a. When, how, and where participants will be relocated;

b. How a participant's medical record will be available to individuals providing services to the participant during a disaster;

c. A plan to ensure a participant's medication will be available to administer to the participant during a disaster; and

d. A plan for obtaining food and water for individuals present in the substance abuse transitional facility or the substance abuse transitional facility's relocation site during a disaster;

5. The disaster plan required in subsection (A)(4) is reviewed at least once every 12 months;

6. Documentation of a disaster plan review required in subsection (A)(5) is created, is maintained for at least 12 months after the date of the disaster plan review, and includes:
a. The date and time of the disaster plan review;

b. The name of each employee or volunteer participating in the disaster plan review;

c. A critique of the disaster plan review; and

d. If applicable, recommendations for improvement; and

7. A disaster drill for employees is conducted on each shift at least once every three months and documented.

B. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A fire inspection is conducted by a local fire department or the State Fire Marshal before licensing and according to the time-frame established by the local fire department or the State Fire Marshal,

2. Any repairs or corrections stated on the fire inspection report are made, and

3. Documentation of a current fire inspection is maintained.

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