Section 424.615 - Plan for responding to disasters and other emergencies1. A licensee shall develop for the foster home a written plan for responding to a disaster or other emergency. The plan must be consistent with the plan developed pursuant to NRS 432.410 by an agency which provides child welfare services that has placed a child in the foster home. A copy of the plan developed by the licensee must be submitted to the licensing authority. The plan must be posted in a prominent place inside the foster home, must be readily available for review and, to the extent it does not conflict with the plan developed pursuant to NRS 432.410 by an agency which provides child welfare services, must include: (a) The manner in which to evacuate the foster home and the designation of an alternate location where the members of the foster home, including, without limitation, any child with a disability or special medical needs, may reside during an evacuation;(b) The manner in which an evacuation will proceed if a child is at school or otherwise away from the foster home, and a description of the plan for any such child;(c) A list of important telephone numbers, including, without limitation, alternate telephone numbers for the licensing authority, the staff of the foster home and an agency which provides child welfare services or other agency or person who has placed a child in the foster home;(d) A plan for communicating before, during and after an evacuation, if possible, with any person or entity having physical custody of a child in the foster home;(e) A description of the manner in which the licensee will receive information from emergency management personnel, and the manner in which the licensee or staff will coordinate with emergency personnel and juvenile courts, as required;(f) A list of critical items to take, if possible, when evacuating the foster home, including, without limitation, medication, medical cards and medically necessary equipment for any child with a disability or special medical needs; and(g) A description of the manner in which the licensee will make services available to children in the foster home to address the emotional impact of the emergency.2. The licensee shall ensure that each child placed in the foster home, each family member residing in the foster home, if any, and the staff of the foster home are informed about where the plan is kept and receive training about the plan and the appropriate response in the event of a disaster or other emergency. The plan must be reviewed with a child within 7 days after the child is placed in the foster home.3. The licensee shall update the plan at least annually and submit a copy of the updated plan to the licensing authority. At each annual visit by the licensing authority, the licensee shall make the current plan available for review by the licensing authority representative. The licensing authority shall review the plan and verify that it contains the information required by this section.4. The licensing authority shall develop and provide to any applicant or licensee an example of a plan which meets the requirements of this section.5. As used in this section, "disaster" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432.400.Nev. Admin. Code § 424.615
Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014; A by R110-19A, eff. 2/25/2021