Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) The
riverboat license applicant shall submit an emergency response plan during the
interim compliance period in accordance with
68 IAC
2-1-5. The emergency response plan shall be submitted
at least sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of gambling
operations.
(b) The emergency
response plan shall address or contain the following elements:
(1) Incident information summary.
(2) Promulgation document.
(3) Legal authority and responsibility for
response.
(4) Table of
contents.
(5) Abbreviations,
definitions, and acronyms section.
(6) Planning factors.
(7) Concept of operations.
(8) Instructions for emergency response plan
use.
(9) Record of
amendments.
(10) Emergency
notification procedures.
(11)
Direction and control document.
(12) Communication among
responders.
(13) Warning systems
and emergency public notification.
(14) Public information and community
relations.
(15) Medical
information.
(16) Resource
management.
(17) Personal
protective measures and evacuation procedures.
(18) Fire and rescue measures.
(19) Law enforcement and security.
(20) Human services.
(21) Documentation and investigative
follow-up.
(22) Procedures for
testing and updating the emergency response plan.
(23) Training.
The contents of each element is set forth in sections 4
through 26 of this rule.
(c) The executive director shall, in writing,
approve or not object to, or both, the emergency response plan after
consultation with one (1) or more of the following:
(1) The Indiana department of natural
resources.
(2) The emergency
management agency.
(3) The United
States Coast Guard.
A riverboat licensee can commence operations if an emergency
response plan is approved or not objected to. A riverboat licensee shall not
commence operations if the emergency response plan is disapproved.
(d) A riverboat licensee
that operates from a temporary site shall submit an emergency response plan for
the temporary site.
(e) Amendments
to the emergency response plan shall be handled in the following manner:
(1) Amendments shall be submitted to the
executive director at least sixty (60) days prior to the institution of the
amendments. The executive director shall, in writing, approve or not object to,
or both, the emergency response plan after consultation with one (1) or more of
the following:
(A) The Indiana department of
natural resources.
(B) The
emergency management agency.
(C)
The United States Coast Guard.
(2) Emergency amendments shall be submitted
to the executive director immediately. The executive director shall, in
writing, approve or not object to, or both, the emergency response plan after
consultation with one (1) or more of the following:
(A) The Indiana department of natural
resources.
(B) The emergency
management agency.
(C) The United
States Coast Guard.
Each emergency amendment must be approved or not objected to,
or both, by the executive director. An emergency amendment that is not approved
or that is objected to by the executive director shall be discontinued by the
riverboat licensee upon being advised of this information, in writing, by the
executive director.
(f) A riverboat licensee shall file a written
report outlining the manner in which an incident was responded to within ten
(10) days of the occurrence of an incident. The report shall outline the
following elements:
(1) The incident
information summary set forth in section 4 of this rule.
(2) The manner in which the incident was
responded to.
(3) The way in which
the response differed from the emergency response plan submitted to the
commission under subsection (b).
(4) Any problems the riverboat licensee noted
with the emergency response plan that was submitted under subsection
(b).
(5) Any other information
deemed necessary by the commission to ensure compliance with the Act and this
title.
