Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-2116 - Emergency and Safety Standards
A. An
administrator shall ensure that policies and procedures for providing emergency
treatment are established, documented, and implemented that protect the health
and safety of patients and include:
1. Basic
life support procedures, including the administration of oxygen and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
2. Transfer arrangements for patients who
require care not provided by the recovery care center.
B. An administrator shall ensure that
emergency treatment is provided to a patient admitted to the recovery care
center according to policies and procedures.
C. An administrator shall ensure that:
1. A disaster plan is developed, documented,
maintained in a location accessible to personnel members and other employees,
and, if necessary, implemented that includes:
a. When, how, and where patients will be
relocated, including:
i. Instructions for the
evacuation or transfer of patients,
ii. Assigned responsibilities for each
employee and personnel member, and iii. A plan for providing continuing
services to meet patient's needs;
b. How each patient's medical record will be
available to individuals providing services to the patient during a
disaster;
c. A plan to ensure each
patient's medication will be available to administer to the patient during a
disaster; and
d. A plan for
obtaining food and water for individuals present in the recovery care center or
the recovery care center's relocation site during a disaster;
2. The disaster plan required in
subsection (C)(1) is reviewed at least once every 12 months;
3. Documentation of a disaster plan review
required in subsection (C)(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;
4. A disaster drill for employees is
conducted on each shift at least once every three months and
documented;
5. An evacuation drill
for employees and patients:
a. Is conducted at
least once every six months;
b.
Includes all individuals on the premises except for;
i. A patient whose medical record contains
documentation that evacuation from the recovery care center would cause harm to
the patient, and
ii. Sufficient
personnel members to ensure the health and safety of patients not evacuated
according to subsection (C)(5)(b)(i);
6. Documentation of each 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 employees and patients to evacuate to a designated
area;
c. If applicable:
i. An identification of patients needing
assistance for evacuation, and
ii.
An identification of patients who were not evacuated;
d. Any problems encountered in conducting the
evacuation drill; and
e.
Recommendations for improvement, if applicable; and
7. An evacuation path is conspicuously posted
on each hallway of each floor of the recovery care center.
D. An administrator shall:
1. Obtain a fire inspection conducted
according to the time-frame established by the local fire department or the
State Fire Marshal,
2. Make any
repairs or corrections stated on the inspection report, and
3. Maintain documentation of a current fire
inspection.
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