R501-13-17. Emergency Plans and General Safety

A. Each program shall have a written plan of action for disaster developed in coordination with local emergency planning services and agencies.

B. Consumers and staff shall receive instructions on how to respond to fire warnings and other instructions for life safety.

C. The program shall have a written plan which staff follow in medical emergencies and in arrangements for medical care, including notification of consumers' physician and the responsible person.

D. Fire drills shall be conducted at least monthly at different times during hours of operation, and documented. Notation of inadequate response shall be documented.

E. The program shall have immediate access to 24 hour telephone service. Telephone numbers for emergency assistance shall be posted by the telephone.

F. The program shall have an adequately supplied first aid kit on-site, appropriate to program size.