OAR 414-210-0210. Emergency Preparedness and Response

(1) A provider must have a written plan for emergency preparedness that addresses evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place and lockdown procedures, and responding to medical emergencies and other incidents. The plan must be followed, unless otherwise instructed by emergency personnel. (2) The plan must include a provider’s procedures for: (a) Responding to a lost or missing child; (b) Ensuring that all children in attendance are supervised and accounted for during and after an emergency; (c) The way that caregivers and children are alerted of the emergency; (d) Notifying emergency authorities, including the poison control center, when necessary; (e) Evacuating children to a designated safe area or relocating children to alternate shelter. Designated safe areas and alternate shelters must be a minimum of 50 feet from the home being evacuated; (f) Moving children to a designated location in the home for sheltering-in-place and lockdown emergencies; (g) Responding to natural and human-made disasters including power outages; (h) Responding to serious illness, serious injury or death of a child or caregiver; (i) Responding to incidents involving a hostile intruder; (j) Addressing the needs of individual children, including children with disabilities or other specific needs, and children with chronic medical conditions; (k) Ensuring children’s emergency contact information and medical authorization and caregivers' emergency contact information is accessible during and after an emergency; (l) Notifying parents after the emergency ends and how children will be reunited with their families as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lockdown is lifted; (m) Maintaining continuity of care after a natural or human-made disaster, including access to copies of records, documents, and computer files necessary for continued operation stored in either a portable file or at an off-site location; (n) Ensuring pool and swimming safety if applicable (also see OAR 414-210-1300, Swimming and Water Activities); and (o) The plan must identify a licensed physician, hospital, or clinic to be used for emergency medical care. (3) A provider must observe weather conditions and other possible hazards to take appropriate action for child health and safety. Conditions that pose a health or safety risk may include, but are not limited to: (a) Heat in excess of 100°F, or pursuant to advice of the local authority; (b) Cold less than 20°F, or pursuant to advice of the local authority; (c) Lightning storm, tornado, hurricane, or flooding if there is immediate or likely danger; (d) Earthquake; (e) Air quality emergency ordered by a local, state, or federal authority on air quality or public health; (f) Lockdown notification ordered by a public safety authority; and (g) Other similar incidents. (4) A provider must have an emergency light source, such as a flashlight, in working condition, stored in an easily accessible location. (5) A provider must review the written plan and all emergency procedures: (a) At least once per licensing period and update the procedures as needed. (b) With caregivers at least once per licensing period and whenever the plan is updated.