Your emergency preparedness plan must include written procedures
for:
(1) Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down
of children, including:
(A) Your first responsibility in an emergency evacuation
or relocation is to move the children to a designated safe area or
alternate shelter known to all household members, caregivers, parents,
and volunteers;
(B) How children will be evacuated or relocated to
the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific
procedures for evacuating or relocating children who are under 24
months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need
assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual,
or hearing impairments;
(C) An emergency evacuation and relocation diagram
as outlined in §747.5007 of this title (relating to Must I have
an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram?);
(D) The caregivers' responsibility in a sheltering/lock-down
emergency for the orderly movement of children to a designated location
in your home where children should gather;
(E) Name and address of the alternate shelter away
from your home you will use as needed; and
(F) How children in attendance at the time of the emergency
will be accounted for at the designated safe area or alternate shelter;
(2) Communication, including:
(A) The emergency telephone number that is on file
with us; and
(B) How you will communicate with local authorities
(such as fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and health
department), parents, and us;
(3) How you will evacuate and relocate with the essential
documentation including:
(A) Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers
for each child in care;
(B) Authorization for emergency care for each child
in care; and
(C) The attendance record information for children
in care at the time of the emergency;
(4) How you will continue to care for the children
until each child has been released; and
(5) How you will reunify the children with their parents
as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §747.5003 adopted to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10266; amended to be effective June 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3724; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6250; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |