North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 75 - Department of Human Services
Article 75-03 - Community Services
Chapter 75-03-40 - Licensing of Qualified Residential Treatment Program Providers
Section 75-03-40-11 - Disaster plan

1. Where personnel and residents would go in an evacuation, including one location in the nearby area and one location out of the area;

2. Contact information inclusive of phone numbers and electronic mail addresses for facility administration;

3. A list of items the facility will take if evacuated, including any demographic and emergency contact information for each resident and medication and medical equipment to meet the needs of residents;

4. The process the facility will use to inform the department and each resident's custodian and parent or guardian if the resident is displaced or adversely affected by a disaster;

5. Employee training on the disaster plan must detail procedures for meeting disaster emergencies. The review of the disaster plan must occur with employees on an annual basis to ensure it is current, accurate, and employees understand their role. The facility shall document the annual review and provide the documentation to the department upon request;

6. Resident training on the disaster plan ensuring awareness of all emergency and evacuation procedures upon admission to the facility. These procedures must be reviewed upon intake into the facility and every quarter. Resident training must include the performance and documentation of fire evacuation drills;

7. The facility has telephones centrally located and readily available for use in each living unit of the facility. Emergency numbers must be written and posted by each telephone;

8. There must be at least two independent exits from every floor. The exits must be located so that residents can exit from each floor in two separate directions, without going through a furnace room, storage room, or other hazardous area; and

9. Flashlights must be available for emergency purposes.