New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 800 - RESIDENTIAL CARE AND HEALTH FACILITY RULES
Part He-P 819 - CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
Section He-P 819.19 - Physical Environment and Fire Safety

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 819.19

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The licensee shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, codes, and ordinances for:

(1) Building;

(2) Health, including waste disposal and water;

(3) Fire; and

(4) Zoning.

(b) The CMA shall keep all entrances and exits to the licensed premises accessible at all times during hours of operation.

(d) Each licensee shall develop a written emergency plan that covers any situation that prevents the CMA from safely providing client services and which:

(1) Includes site-specific plans for the protection of all persons on-site in their licensed premises in the event of fire, natural disaster, severe weather, and human-caused emergencies to include, but not be limited to, a bomb threat;

(2) Is available to all personnel;

(3) Is based on realistic conceptual events;

(4) Includes the CMA's response to both short-term and long-term interruptions in the availability of utility service for the licensed premises during the disaster or emergency, including establishing contingency plans for continuum of care:

a. Electricity;

b. Water;

c. Ventilation;

d. Fire protection systems;

e. Fuel sources; and

f. Communications systems;

(5) Includes a plan for alerting and managing personnel in a disaster;

(6) Includes a policy detailing the responsibilities of personnel for responding to an emergency during provision of case management services;

(7) Includes an educational, competency-based program for personnel to provide an overview of the components of the emergency management program and the personnel's specific duties and responsibilities; and

(8) If the CMA is located within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant and is part of the New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP), includes the required elements of the RERP.

(e) Each licensee shall annually review and revise, as needed, its emergency plan.

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