Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Emergency plan. Each permittee and each
licensee shall implement an emergency plan to provide for the safety of
juveniles, staff members, volunteers, and visitors in emergencies.
(1) The emergency plan shall include the
following information:
(A) Input from local
emergency response entities, including fire departments, law enforcement, and
local health care providers;
(B)
the types of emergencies likely to occur in the center or near the center,
including fire, weather-related events, missing or runaway juveniles, chemical
releases, utility failure, intruders, and an unscheduled closing;
(C) the types of emergencies that could
require evacuating the center and the types that could require the juveniles,
staff members, volunteers, and visitors to shelter in place;
(D) participation in community practice
drills for emergencies;
(E)
procedures to be followed by staff members in each type of emergency;
(F) designation of a staff member to be
responsible for each of the following:
(i)
Communicating with emergency response resources, including the fire department,
law enforcement, and local health care providers;
(ii) ensuring that all juveniles, staff
members, volunteers, and visitors are accounted for;
(iii) taking the emergency contact numbers
and a cell phone; and
(iv)
contacting the parent, legal guardian, or placing agent of each
juvenile;
(G) the
location and means of reaching a shelter-in-place area in the center, including
safe movement of any juvenile, staff member, volunteer, or visitor with special
health care or mobility needs; and
(H) the location and means of reaching an
emergency site if evacuating the center, including the following:
(i) Safely transporting the juveniles,
including juveniles with special health care or mobility needs;
(ii) transporting emergency supplies,
including water, food, clothing, blankets, and medications; and
(iii) obtaining emergency medical
care.
(2) The
emergency plan shall be kept on file in the center.
(3) Each staff member shall be informed of
and shall follow the emergency plan.
(4) The emergency plan shall be reviewed
annually.
(5) The location and
means of reaching the shelter-in-place area or an emergency site if evacuating
shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the center.
(b) Fire drills. Each permittee and each
licensee shall ensure that a fire drill is conducted six times per year and is
scheduled to allow participation by each juvenile. The date and time of each
drill shall be recorded and kept on file at the center for one calendar
year.
(c) Tornado drills. Each
permittee and each licensee shall ensure that a tornado drill is conducted six
times per year and is scheduled to allow participation by each juvenile. The
date and time of each drill shall be recorded and kept on file at the center
for one calendar year.
(d) Direct
supervision and reporting. Each permittee and each licensee shall implement
policies and procedures that include the use of a combination of direct
supervision, inspection, and accountability to promote safe and orderly
operations. The policies and procedures shall be developed with input from
local law enforcement and shall include all of the following requirements:
(1) written shift assignments shall state the
duties and responsibilities for each staff member.
(2) A shift report prepared and maintained by
supervisory staff members shall document routine and emergency
situations.
(3) Security devices,
including locking mechanisms on doors and any delayed-exit mechanisms on doors,
shall have current written approval from the state fire marshal and shall be
regularly inspected and maintained, with any corrective action completed as
necessary and recorded.
(4) The use
of mace, pepper spray, and other chemical agents shall be prohibited.
(5) No juvenile shall have access to any
weapons.
(6) Provisions shall be
made for the control and use of keys, tools, medical supplies, and culinary
equipment.
(7) No juvenile or group
of juveniles shall exercise control or authority over another juvenile, have
access to the records of another juvenile, or have access to or the use of keys
that control security.
(8)
Provisions shall be made for handling runaways and unauthorized absences of
juveniles.
(9) Provisions shall be
made for safety and security precautions pertaining to any vehicles used to
transport juveniles.
(10)
Procedures shall ensure the prompt reporting of any illegal act committed in
the facility.
(11) Provisions shall
be made for the control of prohibited items and goods, including the screening
and searches of juveniles and visitors and searches of rooms, spaces, and
belongings.
(12) Procedures shall
ensure the documentation of all incidents. The procedures shall include the
following:
(A) A written report of each
incident shall be submitted to the administrative director no later than the
end of the shift during which the incident occurred. A copy of each report
shall be kept in the record of each juvenile involved in the
incident.
(B) A report of each
incident shall be made as required in 30-47-122.
(e) Storage and use of hazardous substances
and unsafe items. Each permittee and each licensee shall ensure that the
following requirements are met for the storage and use of hazardous substances
and unsafe items:
(1) No juvenile shall have
unsupervised access to poisons, hazardous substances, or flammable materials.
These items shall be kept in locked storage when not in use.
(2) Provisions shall be made for the safe and
sanitary storage and distribution of personal care and hygiene items. The
following items shall be stored in an area that is either locked or under the
control of staff members:
(A)
Aerosols;
(B) alcohol-based
products;
(C) any products in glass
containers; and
(D) razors, blades,
and any other sharp items.
(3) Policies and procedures shall be
developed and implemented for the safe storage and disposal of prescription and
nonprescription medications.
(A) All
prescription and nonprescription medications shall be stored in a locked
cabinet located in a designated area accessible to and supervised by staff
members only.
(B) All refrigerated
medications shall be stored under all food items in a locked refrigerator, in a
refrigerator in a locked room, or in a locked medicine box in a
refrigerator.
(C) Medications taken
internally shall be kept separate from other medications.
(D) All unused medications shall be accounted
for and disposed of in a safe manner, including being returned to the pharmacy,
transferred with the juvenile, or safely discarded.
(4) Each center shall have first-aid
supplies, which shall be stored in a locked cabinet located in a designated
area accessible to and supervised by staff members only.
