Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-150 - Nursing Care Facility
Section R432-150-28 - Emergency Response and Preparedness Plan
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-150-28
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The licensee shall ensure the safety and well-being of residents and provide for a safe environment in the event of an emergency or disaster. An emergency or disaster may include utility interruption, explosion, fire, earthquake, bomb threat, flood, windstorm, epidemic, and injury.
(2)
(a) The licensee shall develop an emergency
and disaster plan that is approved by the governing body.
(b) The emergency and disaster plan shall
delineate:
(i) the person with decision-making
authority for fiscal, medical, and personnel management;
(ii) on-hand personnel, equipment, and
supplies and how to acquire additional help, supplies, and equipment after an
emergency or disaster;
(iii)
assignment of personnel to specific tasks during an emergency;
(iv) methods of communicating with local
emergency agencies, authorities, and other appropriate individuals;
(v) individuals to be notified in an
emergency in order of priority; and
(vi) methods of transporting and evacuating
residents and staff to other locations.
(c) The licensee shall have emergency phone
numbers at each nursing station with responsible staff listed in the order of
priority contact.
(d) The licensee
shall document resident emergencies and responses, emergency events and
responses, and the location of residents and staff evacuated from the facility
during an emergency.
(e) The
licensee shall conduct and document simulated disaster drills
semi-annually.
(3) The administrator shall develop a written fire emergency and evacuation plan in consultation with qualified fire safety personnel that:
(a) delineates evacuation routes, location of
fire alarm boxes, fire extinguishers, and emergency telephone numbers of the
local fire department;
(b) ensures
the evacuation plan is posted in prominent locations in exit access ways
throughout the building;
(c)
includes fire containment procedures and how to use the facility alarm systems
and signals; and
(d) ensures fire
drills and fire drill documentation are completed in accordance with the State
of Utah Fire Prevention Board, Rule R710-4.
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