Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The
center shall develop an emergency and disaster plan that includes policies and
procedures that shall be followed before, during, and after an emergency or
disaster, including:
(1) The safe management
of individuals who are receiving services at the adult medical day care center
when an emergency occurs;
(2)
Notification of families, staff and licensing authorities regarding the action
that will be taken concerning the safety and well-being of the
participants;
(3) Staff coverage,
organization, and assignment of responsibilities; and
(4) The continuity of operations, including
procedures to secure access to essential goods, equipment, and services to
sustain operation.
B. A
center is solely responsible for any financial obligation arising from
voluntary or mandatory activation of any aspect of the emergency plan developed
by the center under this regulation.
C. This regulation does not prohibit an adult
medical day care center from applying for and receiving reimbursement:
(1) Under any applicable insurance policy;
or
(2) From any state or federal
funds that may be available due to a declared state or federal
emergency.
D. For
purposes of coordinating local emergency planning efforts a center shall
provide access to the emergency plans developed under this regulation to local
organizations for emergency management.
E. The center shall provide OHCQ a contact
phone number, providing direct access to the center or center's representative
that shall be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
F. Evacuation Plans. The center shall
conspicuously post individual floor plans with designated evacuation routes on
each floor.
G. Orientation and
Drills.
(1) The licensee shall:
(a) Orient staff to the emergency and
disaster plan and to their individual responsibilities within 24 hours of the
commencement of job duties; and
(b)
Document completion of the orientation in the staff member's personnel file
through the signature of the employee.
(2) Fire Drills.
(a) The center shall conduct fire drills at
least quarterly on all shifts.
(b)
Documentation. The center shall:
(i) Document
completion of each drill; and
(ii)
Maintain the documentation on file for a minimum of 2 years.
(3) Semiannual Disaster
Drill.
(a) The center shall conduct a
semiannual emergency and disaster drill on all shifts during which it practices
evacuating participants or sheltering in-place so that each is practiced at
least one time a year.
(b) The
drills may be conducted via a table-top exercise if the program can demonstrate
that moving participants will be harmful to the participants.
(c) Documentation. The center shall:
(i) Document completion of each disaster
drill or training session;
(ii)
Have all staff who participated in the drill or training sign the
document;
(iii) Document any
opportunities for improvement as identified as a result of the drill;
and
(iv) Keep the documentation on
file for a minimum of 2 years.
(4) The licensee shall cooperate with the
local emergency management agency in emergency planning, training, and drills
and in the event of an actual emergency.
