Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76928 - External Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan
(a) A written external disaster and mass
casualty plan shall be adopted. The plan shall be developed with the advice and
assistance of county or regional local planning offices and shall not conflict
with county and community disaster plans. A copy of the plan shall be available
on the premises for review by the Department.
(b) The plan shall specify the procedures to
be followed in event of community and widespread disasters. The written plan
shall include at least the following:
(1)
Sources of emergency utilities and supplies, including gas, electricity, water,
food and essential medical and supportive materials.
(2) Procedures for assigning personnel and
recalling off-duty personnel.
(3) A
chart of lines of authority in the facility.
(4) Procedures for conversion of all usable
space in client activity areas for immediate care of emergency
admission.
(5) Procedures for
moving clients from damaged areas of the facility to undamaged areas.
(6) Procedures for emergency transfers of
clients who can be moved to other health facilities, including arrangements for
safe and efficient transportation.
(7) Procedures for emergency discharge of
clients who can be discharged without jeopardy into the community, including
prior arrangements for their care, arrangements for safe and efficient
transportation and 24-hour follow-up to ascertain that the clients are
receiving their required care.
(8)
Procedures for maintaining a record of client relocation.
(9) An evacuation plan, including evacuation
routes, emergency phone numbers of physicians, health facilities, the fire
department and local emergency medical services agencies.
(10) All pertinent personal and medical
information shall accompany each client who is moved, transferred, discharged
or evacuated.
(11) Procedures for
maintaining security in order to keep relatives, visitors and curious persons
out of the facility during a disaster, if necessary.
(c) The plan shall be brought up to date at
least annually and all personnel shall be instructed in its requirements. There
shall be evidence in the personnel files indicating that all new employees have
been oriented to the plan and procedures at the beginning of their
employment.
(d) The facility shall
conduct a disaster drill at least once a year. There shall be a written report
of the drill.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208.4 and 1267.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
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