Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The
following applies to any ARCP that evacuates, temporarily relocates or
temporarily ceases operation at its licensed location due to an emergency
either declared or non-declared, in accordance with state statutes.
1. The ARCP must immediately give written
notice to HSS by hand delivery, facsimile or e-mail of the following
information:
a. the date and approximate time
of the evacuation;
b. the
sheltering host site(s) to which the ARCP is evacuating; and
c. a list of residents being evacuated, which
shall indicate the evacuation site for each resident.
2. Within 48 hours, the ARCP must notify HSS
of any deviations from the intended sheltering host site(s) and must provide
HSS with a list of all residents and their locations.
3. If there was no damage to the licensed
location due to the emergency event, and there was no power outage of more than
48 hours at the licensed location due to the emergency event, the ARCP may
reopen at its licensed location and shall notify HSS within 24 hours of
reopening. For all other evacuations, temporary relocations, or temporary
cessation of operations due to an emergency event, an ARCP must submit to HSS a
written request to reopen, prior to reopening at the licensed location. The
request to reopen shall include:
a. a damage
report;
b. the extent and duration
of any power outages;
c. the
re-entry census;
d. staffing
availability;
e. access to
emergency or hospital services; and
f. availability and/or access to food, water,
medications and supplies.
B. Upon receipt of a reopening request, the
department shall review and determine if reopening will be approved. The
department may request additional information from the ARCP as necessary to
make determinations regarding reopening.
C. After review of all documentation, in
order to assure that the ARCP is in compliance with the licensing standards
including, but not limited to, the structural soundness of the building, the
sanitation code, staffing requirements and the execution of emergency plans,
the department shall issue a notice of one of the following determinations:
1. approval of reopening without
survey;
2. surveys required before
approval to reopen will be granted. Surveys may include OPH, Fire Marshall and
Health Standards; or
3. denial of
reopening.
D. The HSS,
in coordination with state and parish OHSEP, will determine the ARCPs access to
the community service infrastructure, such as hospitals, transportation,
physicians, professional services and necessary supplies.
E. The HSS will give priority to reopening
surveys.
F. Upon request by the
department, the ARCP shall submit a written summary attesting how the ARCPs
emergency preparedness plan was followed and executed. The initial summary
shall contain, at a minimum:
1. pertinent plan
provisions and how the plan was followed and executed;
2. plan provisions that were not
followed;
3. reasons and mitigating
circumstances for failure to follow and execute certain plan
provisions;
4. contingency
arrangements made for those plan provisions not followed;
5. a list of all injuries and deaths of
residents that occurred during execution of the plan, evacuation and temporary
relocation including the date, time, causes and circumstances of the injuries
and deaths; and
6. a summary of all
request for assistance made and any assistance received from the local, state,
or federal government.
G. Sheltering in Place. If an ARCP shelters
in place at its licensed location during an emergency event, the following will
apply.
1. The ARCP must immediately give
written notice to the HSS by hand delivery, facsimile or e-mail that the ARCP
will shelter in place.
2. Upon
request by the department, the ARCP shall submit a written summary attesting
how the ARCPs emergency preparedness plan was followed and executed. The
initial summary shall contain, at a minimum:
a. pertinent plan provisions and how the plan
was followed and executed;
b. plan
provisions that were not followed;
c. reasons and mitigating circumstances for
failure to follow and execute certain plan provisions;
d. contingency arrangements made for those
plan provisions not followed;
e. a
list of all injuries and deaths of residents that occurred during the execution
of the plan, including the date, time, causes and circumstances of these
injuries and deaths; and
f. a
summary of all request for assistance made and any assistance received from the
local, state, or federal government.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and
R.S.
40:2166.1-2166.8.
