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Rule Title: EMERGENCY PLAN AND PROCEDURES
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Department: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Chapter: HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter: Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmental Disabled ( ICF /DD)
 
Latest version of the adopted rule presented in Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM):

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37.106.2162    EMERGENCY PLAN AND PROCEDURES

(1) The facility must develop and implement detailed written plans and procedures to meet all potential emergencies and disasters such as fire, severe weather, and a missing client.

(2) The facility must communicate, periodically review, make the plan available and provide training to the staff.

(3) The facility must hold evacuation drills at least quarterly for each shift of personnel and under varied conditions to:

(a) ensure that all personnel on all shifts are trained to perform assigned tasks;

(b) ensure that all personnel on all shifts are familiar with the use of the facility's fire protection features; and

(c) evaluate the effectiveness of emergency and disaster plans and procedures.

(4) The facility must:

(a) actually evacuate the clients during at least one drill each year on each shift;

(b) make special provisions for the evacuation of a client with a physical disability;

(c) file a report and evaluation on each evacuation drill;

(d) investigate all problems with evacuation drills, including accidents, and take corrective action; and

(e) during fire drills, a client may be evacuated to a safe area in the facility certified under the health care occupancies chapter of the LSC .

History: Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-238, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-5-103, 50-5-201 and 50-5-238, MCA; NEW, 2003 MAR p. 1322, Eff. 7/1/03.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
7/1/2003 Current History: Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-238, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-5-103, 50-5-201 and 50-5-238, MCA; NEW, 2003 MAR p. 1322, Eff. 7/1/03.
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