Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part II - Nursing Facilities
Subpart 3 - Standards for Payment
Chapter 103 - Standards for Payment for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)
Subchapter H - Emergency Awareness
Section II-10365 - Disaster Preparedness

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code II-10365

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Written Plans. ICFs/MR shall have written procedures complete with instructions to be followed in the event of an internal or external disaster such as fire or other emergency actions, including:

1. specifications of evacuation routes and procedures;

2. instructions for the care of injuries and/or casualties (client and personnel) arising from such disaster;

3. procedures for the prompt transfer of records;

4. instructions regarding methods of containing fire; and

5. procedures for notification of appropriate persons.

B. Employee Training. All ICF/MR employees shall be trained in disaster preparedness as part of employment orientation. The disaster preparedness training shall include orientation, ongoing training, and drills for all personnel. The purpose shall be that each employee promptly and correctly carry out his/her specific role in the event of a disaster. The facility shall periodically rehearse these procedures for disaster preparedness. The minimum requirements shall be drills once each quarter for each shift.

Subchapter I. Reimbursement

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254.

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