Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3

Affected: IC 4-33

Sec. 3. (a) The riverboat license applicant shall submit an emergency response plan during the interim compliance period in accordance with 68 IAC 2-1-5. The emergency response plan shall be submitted at least sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of gambling operations.

(b) The emergency response plan shall address or contain the following elements:

1. (1) Incident information summary.
2. (2) Promulgation document.
3. (3) Legal authority and responsibility for response.
4. (4) Table of contents.
5. (5) Abbreviations, definitions, and acronyms section.
6. (6) Planning factors.
7. (7) Concept of operations.
8. (8) Instructions for emergency response plan use.
9. (9) Record of amendments.
10. (10) Emergency notification procedures.
11. (11) Direction and control document.
12. (12) Communication among responders.
13. (13) Warning systems and emergency public notification.
14. (14) Public information and community relations.
15. (15) Medical information.
16. (16) Resource management.
17. (17) Personal protective measures and evacuation procedures.
18. (18) Fire and rescue measures.
19. (19) Law enforcement and security.
20. (20) Human services.
21. (21) Documentation and investigative follow-up.
22. (22) Procedures for testing and updating the emergency response plan.
23. (23) Training.

The contents of each element is set forth in sections 4 through 26 of this rule.

(c) The executive director shall, in writing, approve or not object to, or both, the emergency response plan after consultation with one (1) or more of the following:

1. (1) The Indiana department of natural resources.
2. (2) The emergency management agency.
3. (3) The United States Coast Guard.

A riverboat licensee can commence operations if an emergency response plan is approved or not objected to. A riverboat licensee shall not commence operations if the emergency response plan is disapproved.

(d) A riverboat licensee that operates from a temporary site shall submit an emergency response plan for the temporary site.

(e) Amendments to the emergency response plan shall be handled in the following manner:

1. (1) Amendments shall be submitted to the executive director at least sixty (60) days prior to the institution of the amendments. The executive director shall, in writing, approve or not object to, or both, the emergency response plan after consultation with one (1) or more of the following:

   1. (A) The Indiana department of natural resources.
   2. (B) The emergency management agency.
   3. (C) The United States Coast Guard.

2. (2) Emergency amendments shall be submitted to the executive director immediately. The executive director shall, in writing, approve or not object to, or both, the emergency response plan after consultation with one (1) or more of the following:

   1. (A) The Indiana department of natural resources.
   2. (B) The emergency management agency.
   3. (C) The United States Coast Guard.

Each emergency amendment must be approved or not objected to, or both, by the executive director. An emergency amendment that is not approved or that is objected to by the executive director shall be discontinued by the riverboat licensee upon being advised of this information, in writing, by the executive director.

(f) A riverboat licensee shall file a written report outlining the manner in which an incident was responded to within ten (10) days of the occurrence of an incident. The report shall outline the following elements:

1. (1) The incident information summary set forth in section 4 of this rule.
2. (2) The manner in which the incident was responded to.
3. (3) The way in which the response differed from the emergency response plan submitted to the commission under subsection (b).
4. (4) Any problems the riverboat licensee noted with the emergency response plan that was submitted under subsection (b).
5. (5) Any other information deemed necessary by the commission to ensure compliance with the Act and this title.

(Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 8-2-3; filed Jun 23, 1995, 2:30 p.m.: 18 IR 2657; errata filed Aug 17, 1995, 1:30 p.m.: 19 IR 42; filed Apr 19, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 19 IR 2252; readopted filed Oct 15, 2001, 4:34 p.m.: 25 IR 898; readopted filed Sep 14, 2007, 1:40 p.m.: 20071003-IR-068070354RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 3:58 p.m.: 20131225-IR-068130354RFA; readopted filed Sep 4, 2019, 10:57 a.m.: 20191002-IR-068190384RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2025, 2:46 p.m.: 20251210-IR-068240626RFA)