Section 506.82 - Emergency Preparedness(a) Each SCF shall develop written plans for effective preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery from disasters.(b) The administration must have in effect and available to all personnel written copies of a plan for the protection of all persons in the event of fire and for their remaining in place, for their evacuation to areas of refuge, and from the building when necessary. The plan must include special staff actions including fire protection procedure needed to ensure the safety of any resident and must be amended or revised when needed. All employees must be periodically instructed and kept informed with respect to their duties and responsibilities under the plan. A copy of the plan must be readily available at all times within the facility. This written plan must reflect the current evacuation capabilities of the resident or patient.(c) The SCF must have written preparedness and response plan. Procedures to be followed in an internal or external disaster should be attached to the plan. The plan must address, at a minimum, the eight core functions of emergency management, which are: direction and control; warning (how the facility will be notified of emergencies and who they will notify); communication (with whom and by what mechanism); sheltering arrangements; evacuation (destinations, routes); transportation; health and medical needs; and resource management (supplies, staffing, emergency equipment, records). A copy of the plan must be provided to the local emergency management coordinator and should address those emergencies that could affect the facility. Information about the local emergency management coordinator may be obtained from the office of the local mayor or county judge.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 506.82
The provisions of this §506.82 adopted to be effective July 25, 2004, 29 TexReg 6911; Chapter Transferred from Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 125 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 20, May 17, 2019, TexReg 2467, eff. 6/1/2019