California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies › Chapter 3 - Skilled Nursing Facilities › Article 5 - Administration › Section 72551 - External Disaster and Mass Casualty Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A written external disaster and mass
				  casualty program plan shall be adopted and followed. The plan shall be
				  developed with the advice and assistance of county or regional and local
				  planning offices and shall not conflict with county and community disaster
				  plans. A copy of the plan shall be available on the premises for review by the
				  Department.
(b) The plan shall
				  provide procedures in event of community and widespread disasters. The written
				  plan shall include at least the following:
(1)
				  Sources of emergency utilities and supplies, including gas, water, food and
				  essential medical supportive materials.
(2) Procedures for assigning personnel and
				  recalling off-duty personnel.
(3)
				  Unified medical command. A chart of lines of authority in the
				  facility.
(4) Procedures for the
				  conversion of all usable space into areas for patient observation and immediate
				  care of emergency admissions.
(5)
				  Prompt transfer of casualties when necessary and after preliminary medical or
				  surgical services have been rendered, to the facility most appropriate for
				  administering definitive care. Procedures for moving patients from damaged
				  areas of the facility to undamaged areas.
(6) Arrangements for provision of
				  transportation of patients including emergency housing where indicated.
				  Procedures for emergency transfers of patients who can be moved to other health
				  facilities, including arrangements for safe and efficient transportation and
				  transfer information.
(7)
				  Procedures for emergency discharge of patients who can be discharged without
				  jeopardy into the community, including prior arrangements for their care,
				  arrangements for safe and efficient transportation and at least one follow-up
				  inquiry within 24 hours to ascertain that patients are receiving required
				  care.
(8) Procedures for
				  maintaining a record of patient relocation.
(9) An evacuation plan, including evacuation
				  routes, emergency phone numbers of physicians, health facilities, the fire
				  department and local emergency medical services agencies and arrangements for
				  the safe transfer of patients after evacuation.
(10) A tag containing all pertinent personal
				  and medical information which shall accompany each patient who is moved,
				  transferred, discharged or evacuated.
(11) Procedures for maintaining security in
				  order to keep relatives, visitors and curious persons out of the facility
				  during a disaster.
(12) Procedures
				  for providing emergency care to incoming patients from other health
				  facilities.
(13) Assignment of
				  public relations liaison duties to a responsible individual employed by the
				  facility to release information to the public during a
				  disaster.