Emergency plans and drills
Arkansas Code § 20-48-205; Arkansas Code § 20-76-201; Arkansas Code § 25-10-129
- (a) A provider must have a written emergency plan for all provider owned, leased, or controlled CES Waiver service residential settings.
(b) A written emergency plan must address all foreseeable emergencies, including without limitation:
- (1) Fire;
- (2) Flood;
- (3) Tornado;
- (4) Utility disruption;
- (5) Bomb threat;
- (6) Active shooter; and
- (7) Infectious disease outbreak.
- (c) A provider must evaluate and, if necessary, update, written emergency plans at least annually for all provider owned, leased, or controlled CES Waiver service residential settings.
(d) Each written emergency plan must at a minimum include:
- (1) Designated relocation sites and evacuation routes;
- (2) Procedures for notifying legal guardians upon relocation, if applicable;
- (3) Procedures for ensuring each beneficiary’s safe return;
- (4) Procedures to address the special needs of each beneficiary;
- (5) Procedures to address interruptions in the delivery of services;
- (6) Procedures for reassigning employee duties in an emergency; and
- (7) Procedures for annual training of employees regarding the emergency plan.
(e)
- (1) A provider must conduct emergency fire drills at least once a month for all provider owned, leased, or controlled CES Waiver service residential settings.
- (2) A provider must conduct all other emergency drills set out in subsection (b) of this section at least annually for all provider owned, leased, or controlled CES Waiver service residential settings.
(3) A provider must document all emergency drills, which must include:
- (A) The date and time of the emergency drill;
- (B) The type of emergency drill;
- (C) The number of beneficiaries participating in the emergency drill;
- (D) The length of time taken to complete the emergency drill; and
- (E) Notes regarding any aspects of the emergency drill that need improvement.