Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING
Article 18 - ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC HOMES
Section R9-10-1809 - Emergency and Safety Standards

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-10-1809

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

A provider shall ensure that:

1. A first aid kit is available at an adult behavioral health therapeutic home sufficient to meet the needs of residents;

2. If a firearm or ammunition for a firearm is stored at an adult behavioral health therapeutic home:

a. The firearm is stored separate from the ammunition for the firearm; and

b. The firearm and the ammunition for the firearm are:
i. Stored in a locked closet, cabinet, or container; and

ii. Inaccessible to a resident;

3. A smoke detector is installed in:

a. A bedroom used by a resident,

b. A hallway in an adult behavioral health therapeutic home, and

c. An adult behavioral health therapeutic home's kitchen;

4. A smoke detector required in subsection (3):

a. Is maintained in operable condition; and

b. Is battery operated or, if hard-wired into the electrical system of an adult behavioral health therapeutic home, has a back-up battery;

5. An adult behavioral health therapeutic home has a portable fire extinguisher that is labeled 1A-10-BC by the Underwriters Laboratory and available in the adult behavioral health therapeutic home's kitchen;

6. A portable fire extinguisher required in subsection (5) is:

a. If a disposable fire extinguisher, replaced when the fire extinguisher's indicator reaches the red zone; or

b. Serviced at least once every 12 months and has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that includes the date of service;

7. A written evacuation plan is maintained and available for use by the provider and any resident in an adult behavioral health therapeutic home;

8. An evacuation drill is conducted at least once every six months; and

9. A record of an evacuation drill required in subsection (8) is maintained for at least one year after the date of the evacuation drill.

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