Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-523 - 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 other employees, and, if necessary, implemented that
includes:
a. A floor plan of the facility
showing emergency protection equipment, evacuation routes, and exits;
b. When, how, and where residents will be
relocated, including:
i. Instructions for the
evacuation or transfer of residents,
ii. Assigned responsibilities for each
employee and personnel member, and
iii. A plan for continuing to provide
services to meet a resident's needs;
c. How a resident's medical record will be
available to individuals providing services to the resident during a
disaster;
d. A plan for back-up
power and water supply;
e. A plan
to ensure a resident's medications will be available to administer to the
resident during a disaster;
f. A
plan to ensure a resident is provided nursing services, rehabilitation
services, and other services required by the resident during a disaster;
and
g. A plan for obtaining food
and water for individuals present in the ICF/IID or the ICF/IID's relocation
site during a disaster;
2. Personnel members receive training on the
content and use of the disaster plan required in subsection (A)(1);
3. The disaster plan required in subsection
(A)(1) is reviewed at least once every 12 months;
4. Documentation of a disaster plan review
required in subsection (A)(3) 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;
5. A disaster drill for employees is
conducted on each shift at least once every three months and
documented;
6. An evacuation drill
for employees is conducted on each shift at least once every three months and
documented;
7. An evacuation drill
for residents:
a. Is conducted at least once
each year on each shift and documented; and
b. Includes all residents on the premises
except for:
i. A resident whose medical record
contains documentation that evacuation from the ICF/IID would cause harm to the
resident, and
ii. Sufficient
personnel members to ensure the health and safety of residents not evacuated
according to subsection (A)(7)(b)(i);
8. Documentation of each evacuation drill is
created, is maintained for at least 12 months after the date of the drill, and
includes:
a. The date and time of the
evacuation drill;
b. The amount of
time taken for employees and residents to evacuate to a designated
area;
c. If applicable:
i. An identification of residents needing
assistance for evacuation, and
ii.
An identification of residents who were not evacuated;
d. Any problems encountered in conducting the
evacuation drill; and
e.
Recommendations for improvement, if applicable; and
9. An evacuation path is conspicuously posted
on each hallway of each floor of the ICF/IID.
B. An administrator shall ensure that, if an
ICF/IID has:
1. More than 16 residents or a
resident who has a medical care plan or whose medical record contains
documentation that evacuation from the ICF/IID would cause harm to the
resident:
a. A fire alarm system is installed
according to the National Fire Protection Association 72: National Fire Alarm
and Signaling Code, incorporated by reference in
R9-10-104.01, and is in working
order; and
b. A sprinkler system is
installed according to the National Fire Protection Association 13 Standard for
the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, incorporated by reference in
R9-10-104.01, and is in working
order; and
2. Sixteen or
fewer residents, none of whom have a medical care plan or whose medical record
contains documentation that evacuation from the ICF/IID would cause harm to the
resident:
a. A fire alarm system and a
sprinkler system meeting the requirements in subsection (B)(1) are installed
and in working order; or
b. The
ICF/IID has:
i. A fire extinguisher that is:
(1) Labeled as rated at least 2A-10-BC by the
Underwriters Laboratories;
(2)
Accessible to personnel members and inaccessible to residents;
(3) If a disposable fire extinguisher,
replaced when its indicator reaches the red zone; and
(4) If a rechargeable fire extinguisher, is
serviced at least once every 12 months, as documented by a tag attached to the
fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing and the
identification of the person who serviced the fire extinguisher; and
ii. Smoke detectors that are:
(1) Installed in each bedroom, hallway that
adjoins a bedroom, storage room, laundry room, attached garage, and room or
hallway adjacent to the kitchen, and other places recommended by the
manufacturer;
(2) Either battery
operated or, if hard-wired into the electrical system of the ICF/IID, has a
back-up battery;
(3) In working
order; and
(4) Tested at least once
a month, with documentation of the test maintained for at least 12 months after
the date of the test.
C. 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 fire inspection report, and
3. Maintain documentation of a current fire
inspection.
D. An
administrator shall ensure that, if applicable, a sign is placed at the
entrance to a room or area indicating that oxygen is in use.
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