Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Subchapter O - SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PRACTICES
Division 6 - EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND RELOCATION
Section 748.3231 - What is an emergency evacuation and relocation plan?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 748.3231
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) An emergency evacuation and relocation plan is a plan designed to ensure the safety of children during a fire, severe weather conditions, or another type of emergency requiring evacuation or relocation of children in care.
(b) In an emergency, your first responsibility is to move all the children to a designated safe area known to all employees, caregivers, and volunteers. Your plan must also require the person in charge of your operation during the emergency to:
(1) Designate an employee to
call the fire department in case of fire or danger of fire, explosion, toxic
fumes, or other chemical release. If the danger requires immediate evacuation
of the operation, this person must first evacuate the operation and then make
the necessary call from another location;
(2) Designate an employee responsible for
securing children's emergency numbers, emergency medical authorizations, and
medications during the emergency;
(3) Once the person in charge is at the
designated safe area, account for all children who were in attendance at the
time of the emergency; and
(4)
Ensure that no one uses elevators during a fire.
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