1. A. The program shall develop an emergency plan and procedures that shall be followed in the event of an internal or external emergency.

2. B. The emergency plan and procedures shall;

   1. (1) Be updated annually; and

   2. (2) Include:

      1. (a) Easily accessible emergency telephone numbers posted at or near a telephone for:

         1. (i) Fire;
         2. (ii) Police;
         3. (iii) Ambulance;
         4. (iv) Poison control; and
         5. (v) The program’s on-call staff;
      2. (b) An emergency evacuation procedure that is explained to the residents and practiced by residents and staff on all shifts at a minimum of once every 3 months;
      3. (c) Provisions for emergency lighting and fire detection and suppression systems operable during loss of power as required by the Maryland State Fire Code;
      4. (d) A 3-day emergency food and water supply; and

      5. (e) A relocation plan in the event that the facility is partially or entirely vacated, which shall include:

         1. (i) A plan for transportation of the residents, at the facility’s expense, to relocate the residents;
         2. (ii) A process for transfer of the medical records information for the residents in a manner to protect the residents’ privacy;
         3. (iii) A system to track where and how the resident was transported;
         4. (iv) How families will be notified, if desired by the resident; and
         5. (v) Provisions that provide for any other associated costs at the facility’s expense.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§10-501—10-511, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 10, 2015 (42:24 Md. R. 1504)

Regulation .05B,G,I amended effective March 13, 2017 (44:5 Md. R. 292)

Regulation .23 adopted effective December 19, 2016 (43:25 Md. R. 1384)