For each building the provider of direct HCB services owns or leases, the provider of direct HCB services must be in compliance with the applicable fire safety standards in the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code. Each provider of direct HCB services shall use fire drills to determine evacuation capability. Each provider of direct HCB services shall conduct six fire drills each year for each residential building that it owns or leases. At least two of the six fire drills shall be conducted during the night when participants are sleeping. Each provider of direct HCB services shall conduct a fire drill within 30 calendar days of a new participant moving into a residential facility. The provider of direct HCB services shall document the following:

1. (1) Time taken to reach the point of safety;
2. (2) Date and time of day the drill occurred;
3. (3) Location of simulated fire origin;
4. (4) Escape paths used; and

5. (5) Comments relating to participants who resisted or failed to participate in the drill.

   At least one fire drill shall be conducted every month for each provider of direct HCB services day habilitation facility. During severe weather the monthly fire drills may be deferred as long as the total number of fire drills per year are achieved.

   Reference: Life Safety Code 101, National Fire Protection Association, 2000 edition. Copies may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9904. Cost: $75.

Source: 22 SDR 104, effective February 13, 1996; 26 SDR 96, effective January 24, 2000; 27 SDR 63, effective December 31, 2000; 40 SDR 102, effective December 3, 2013; 43 SDR 9, effective August 2, 2016.

General Authority: SDCL 27B-2-26(5).

Law Implemented: SDCL 27B-2-26(5).

Prior versions effective: 2013-12-03.