Disaster Preparedness

(1) An ACLF shall have in effect and available for all supervisory personnel and staff written copies of the following disaster, refuge and/or evacuation plans readily available at all times: (a) Fire Safety Procedures Plan shall include: 1. Minor fires; 2. Major fires; 3. Fighting the fire; 4. Evacuation procedures; and 5. Staff functions. (b) Tornado/Severe Weather Procedures Plan shall include: 1. Staff duties; and STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED-CARE LIVING FACILITIES CHAPTER 0720-26 2. Evacuation procedures. (c) Bomb Threat Procedures Plan shall include: 1. Staff duties; 2. Search team, searching the premises; 3. Notification of authorities; 4. Location of suspicious objects; and, 5. Evacuation procedures. (d) Flood Procedure Plan, if applicable, shall include: 1. Staff duties; 2. Evacuation procedures; and 3. Safety procedures following the flood. (e) Severe Cold Weather and Severe Hot Weather Procedure Plans shall include: 1. Staff duties; 2. Equipment failures; 3. Evacuation procedures; and 4. Emergency food service. (f) Earthquake Disaster Procedures Plan shall include: 1. Staff duties; 2. Evacuation procedures; 3. Safety procedures; and 4. Emergency services. (2) An ACLF shall comply with the following: (a) Maintain a detailed log with staff signatures designating training each employee receives regarding disaster preparedness. (b) Train all employees annually as required in the plans listed above and keep each employee informed with respect to the employee’s duties under the plans. (c) Exercise each of the plans listed above annually. (3) Emergency Planning with Local Government Authorities. (a) All ACLFs shall establish and maintain communications with the county Emergency Management Agency. This includes the provision of the information and procedures STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED-CARE LIVING FACILITIES CHAPTER 0720-26 that are needed for the local comprehensive emergency plan. The ACLFs shall cooperate, to the extent possible, in area disaster drills and local emergency situations. (b) Each ACLF shall conduct both the physical facility and community emergency drills as required in these regulations, even if the local Emergency Management Agency is unable to participate. (c) A file of documents demonstrating communications and cooperation with the local agency must be maintained. (4) ACLFs which elect to have an emergency generator shall ensure that the generator is designed to meet the ACLF’s HVAC and essential needs and shall have a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of fuel designed to operate at its rated load. This requirement shall be coordinated with the Disaster Preparedness Plan or with the local resources. (a) All generators shall be exercised for thirty (30) minutes each month under full load, including automatic and manual transfer of equipment. (b) The emergency generator shall be operated at the existing connected load and not on dual power. The ACLF shall maintain a monthly log and have trained staff familiar with the generator’s operation.