Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 67 - Free-Standing Birth Centers › Subchapter F - Safety, Sanitization and Emergency Preparedness › Section I-6785 - Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Disaster and emergency plans shall be
					 developed by the governing body, updated annually, and shall be based on a risk
					 assessment using an all hazards approach for both internal and external
					 occurrences. Disaster and emergency plans shall include provisions for persons
					 with disabilities.
B. The FSBC
					 shall develop and implement policies and procedures based on the emergency
					 plan, risk assessment, and communication plan, which shall be reviewed and
					 updated at least annually. Such policies shall include a system to track on
					 duty staff and sheltered clients, if any, during the emergency.
C. The FSBC shall develop and maintain an
					 emergency preparedness communication plan that complies with state and local
					 laws. Client care shall be well-coordinated within the FSBC, across healthcare
					 providers, and with state and local public health departments and emergency
					 systems.
D. The FSBC shall develop
					 and maintain training and testing programs, including initial training in
					 policies and procedures that demonstrate knowledge of emergency procedures.
					 Such training shall be provided at least annually.
E. Additional Requirements
1. Each FSBC shall post exit signs and
					 diagrams conspicuously through the facility.
2. Flashlights or battery-operated lamps for
					 emergency use shall be available for FSBC personnel and clients in areas
					 occupied by clients and visitors and kept in operational condition.
3. The FSBC shall ensure that emergency
					 equipment is:
a. immediately available and
					 sufficient in number for use during emergency situations;
b. appropriate for the FSBC's client
					 population; and
c. maintained by
					 appropriate personnel.
4. The FSBC shall have written policies and
					 procedures that address the availability and appropriate use of emergency
					 equipment in the FSBC's birthing rooms in keeping with the most recent AABC
					 standards.
5. The FSBC shall have
					 battery or an operable backup generator of sufficient size to support and
					 maintain necessary life-sustaining medical equipment, emergency lighting, fire
					 detection and extinguishing, gas monitoring systems, and alarm and security
					 systems to provide for the health, safety, welfare, and the well-being of
					 persons receiving services at FSBC; and to provide for the safe operation and
					 maintenance of FSBC.
6. The FSBC is
					 responsible for:
a. developing and
					 implementing policies and procedures for the safe emergency transfer of clients
					 and/or newborns from the FSBC if an emergency impacts the FSBC's ability to
					 provide services to the client and/or the newborns;
b. developing policies that address what
					 types of emergency procedures, equipment and medications shall be available;
					 and
c. providing trained staff to
					 sustain the life of the client or newborn prior to the transfer.