Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R430 - Residential Child Care Licensing
Rule R430-90 - Licensed Family Child Care
Section R430-90-14 - Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The provider shall develop and follow a written emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plan that:
(2) The provider shall post the facility's street address and emergency numbers, including at least fire, police, and poison control, near the telephone in the home or in an area clearly visible to anyone needing the information.
(3) The provider shall keep first aid supplies in the facility, including at least antiseptic, bandages, and tweezers.
(4) The provider shall conduct fire evacuation drills quarterly and make sure drills include a complete exit of each child, staff, and volunteers from the building.
(5) The provider shall document each fire drill, including:
(6) The provider shall conduct drills for disasters other than fires at least once every 12 months.
(7) The provider shall document each disaster drill, including:
(8) The provider shall vary the days and times on which fire and other disaster drills are held.
(9) The provider shall keep documentation of the previous 12 months of fire and disaster drills on-site for review by the department.
(10) The provider shall:
(11) If a child is injured and the injury appears serious but not life-threatening, the provider shall contact the child's parent immediately.
(12) If a life-threatening injury to a child, or an injury that poses a threat of the loss of vision, hearing, or a limb happens, the provider shall:
(13) If a child is injured while in care and receives medical attention, or for a child fatality, the provider shall:
(14) The provider shall keep a six-week record of each incident, accident, and injury report on-site for review by the department.
(15) If the provider must leave the children due to an emergency and a background checked covered individual who is at least 18 years old or older is not available to stay with the children, the provider may leave the children in the care of an emergency substitute who:
(16) Before leaving for the emergency, the provider shall obtain a signed, written background statement from the emergency substitute stating that the emergency substitute:
(17) Within five working days after the occurrence, the provider shall submit emergency substitute's written background statements to the department for review.