Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-10-1115

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-10-1115 - Emergency and Safety Standards

A. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A disaster plan is developed, documented, maintained in a location accessible to personnel members and employees, and, if necessary, implemented that includes:

a. Procedures for protecting the health and safety of participants and other individuals on the premises;

b. Assigned responsibilities for each personnel member and employee;

c. Instructions for the evacuation of participants, including:

i. When, how, and where participants will be relocated; and

ii. A plan for notifying the emergency contact for each participant;

d. A plan to ensure each participant's medications will be available to administer to the participant during a disaster; and

e. A plan for providing water, food, and needed services to participants present in the adult day health care facility or the adult day health care facility's relocation site during a disaster;

2. The disaster plan required in subsection (A)(1) is reviewed at least once every 12 months;

3. Documentation of a disaster plan review required in subsection (A)(2) is created, is maintained for at least 12 months after the date of the disaster plan review, and includes:

a. The date and time of the disaster plan review;

b. The name of each personnel member, employee, or volunteer participating in the disaster plan review;

c. A critique of the disaster plan review; and

d. If applicable, recommendations for improvement; and

4. A disaster drill for assigned personnel is conducted on each shift at least once every three months and documented.

B. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A participant receives orientation to the exits from the adult day health care facility and the route to be used when evacuating participants within two visits after the participant's enrollment, and

2. A participant's orientation is documented in the participant's medical record.

C. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. An evacuation drill for employees and participants is conducted at least once every six months;

2. Documentation of an evacuation drill is created, is maintained for at least 12 months after the date of the evacuation drill, and includes:

a. The date and time of the evacuation drill;

b. The amount of time taken for all employees and participants to evacuate to a designated area;

d. Any problems encountered in conducting the evacuation drill; and

e. Recommendations for improvement, if applicable; and

3. An evacuation path is conspicuously posted on each hallway of each floor of the adult day health care facility.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1115

Adopted effective September 2, 1977 (Supp. 77-5). Repealed effective July 22, 1994 (Supp. 94-3). New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014.