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| Fire Drills and Emergency Preparedness.
(B) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
1. A phased response ranging from relocation of residents to an immediate area within the facility; relocation to an area of refuge, if applicable; or to total building evacuation. This phased response part of the plan shall be consistent with the direction of the local fire unit or state fire marshal and appropriate for the fire or emergency;
2. Written instructions for evacuation of each floor including evacuation to areas of refuge, if applicable, and a floor plan showing the location of exits, fire alarm pull stations, fire extinguishers, and any areas of refuge;
3. Evacuating residents, if necessary, from an area of refuge to a point of safety outside the building;
4. The location of any additional water sources on the property such as cisterns, wells, lagoons, ponds, or creeks;
5. Procedures for the safety and comfort of residents evacuated;
6. Staffing assignments;
7. Instructions for staff to call the fire department or other outside emergency services;
8. Instructions for staff to call alternative resource(s) for housing residents, if necessary;
9. Administrative staff responsibilities; and
10. Designation of a staff member to be responsible for accounting for all residents ' whereabouts. II/III
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10/25/2023
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| Exits, Stairways, and Fire Escapes.
(D) An " area of refuge " shall have-
1. An area separated by one- (1-) hour rated smoke walls, from the remainder of the building. This area must have direct access to the exit stairway or access the stair through a section of the corridor that is separated by smoke walls from the remainder of the building. This area may include no more than two (2) resident rooms;
2. A two- (2-) way communication or intercom system with both visible and audible signals between the area of refuge and the bottom landing of the exit stairway, attendants ' work area, or other primary location as designated in the written plan for fire drills and evacuation;
3. Instructions on the use of the area during emergency conditions that are located in the area of refuge and conspicuously posted adjoining the communication or intercom system;
4. A sign at the entrance to the room that states " AREA OF REFUGE IN CASE OF FIRE " and displays the international symbol of accessibility;
5. An entry or exit door that is at least a one and three-fourths inch (1 3/4") solid core wood door or has a fire protection rating of not less than twenty (20) minutes with smoke seals and positive latching hardware. These doors shall not be lockable;
6. A sign conspicuously posted at the bottom of the exit stairway with a diagram showing each location of the areas of refuge;
7. Emergency lighting for the area of refuge; and
8. The total area of the areas of refuge on a floor shall equal at least twenty (20) square feet for each resident who is blind or requires the use of a wheelchair or walker housed on the floor. II
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10/25/2023
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| Only activities necessary to the administration of the facility shall be contained in any building used as a long-term care facility except as follows:
(A) Related activities may be conducted in buildings subject to prior written approval of these activities by the Department of Health and Senior Services (hereinafter-the department). Examples of these activities are Home Health Agencies, physician ' s office, pharmacy, ambulance service, child day care and food service for the elderly in the community; II/III
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| All assisted living facilities and all residential care facilities whose plans are approved or which are initially licensed for more than twelve (12) residents after December 31, 1987 shall be equipped with a call system consisting of an electrical intercommunication system, a wireless pager system, buzzer system or hand bells. An acceptable mechanism for calling attendants shall be located in each toilet room and resident bedroom. Call systems for facilities whose plans are approved or which are initially licensed after December 31, 1987 shall be audible in the attendant ' s work area. II/III
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8/8/2023
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| General Requirements.
(A) If the facility admits or retains any individual needing more than minimal assistance due to having a physical, cognitive or other impairment that prevents the individual from safely evacuating the facility, the facility shall:
5. Include an individualized evacuation plan in the resident ' s individual service plan; II
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8/8/2023
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| General Requirements.
(A) If the facility admits or retains any individual needing more than minimal assistance due to having a physical, cognitive or other impairment that prevents the individual from safely evacuating the facility, the facility shall:
6. At a minimum the evacuation plan shall include the following components:
A. The responsibilities of specific staff positions in an emergency specific to the individual; II
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| General Requirements.
(A) If the facility admits or retains any individual needing more than minimal assistance due to having a physical, cognitive or other impairment that prevents the individual from safely evacuating the facility, the facility shall:
6. At a minimum the evacuation plan shall include the following components:
C. The plan shall evaluate the resident for his or her location within the facility and the proximity to exits and areas of refuge. The plan shall evaluate the resident, as applicable, for his or her risk of resistance, mobility, the need for additional staff support, consciousness, response to instructions, response to alarms, and fire drills; II
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8/8/2023
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| The administrator shall maintain on the premises an individual personnel record on each facility employee, which shall include the following:
(I) Written statement signed by a licensed physician or physician ' s designee indicating the person can work in a long-term care facility and indicating any limitations; III
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10/25/2023
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| The facility may admit or retain an individual for residency in an assisted living facility only if the individual does not require hospitalization or skilled nursing placement as defined in this rule, and only if the facility:
(E) The premove-in screening shall be completed prior to admission with the participation of the prospective resident and be designed to determine if the individual is eligible for admission to the assisted living facility and shall be based on the admission restrictions listed at section (29) of this rule; II
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8/8/2023
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| The facility may admit or retain an individual for residency in an assisted living facility only if the individual does not require hospitalization or skilled nursing placement as defined in this rule, and only if the facility:
(F) Completes a community based assessment conducted by an appropriately trained and qualified individual as defined in section (4) of this rule:
1. Time frame requirements for assessment shall be:
A. Within five (5) calendar days of admission; II
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8/8/2023
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| The facility may admit or retain an individual for residency in an assisted living facility only if the individual does not require hospitalization or skilled nursing placement as defined in this rule, and only if the facility:
(G) Develops an individualized service plan (ISP), which means the planning document prepared by an assisted living facility which outlines a resident ' s needs and preferences, services to be provided, and goals expected by the resident or the resident ' s legal representative in partnership with the facility; II
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10/25/2023
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| All medication shall be safely stored at proper temperature and shall be kept in a secured location behind at least one (1) locked door or cabinet. Medication shall be accessible only to persons authorized to administer medications. II/III
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8/8/2023
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| Poisonous or toxic materials consist of the following categories: insecticides and rodenticides; disinfectants, sanitizer and related cleaning or drying agents; and caustics, acids, polishes and other chemicals. Each of these three (3) categories set forth shall be stored and physically located separate from each other. All poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored in locked cabinets or in a similar physically separate place used for no other purpose which is not accessible to residents. II
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10/25/2023
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| Effective measures intended to minimize the presence of rodents, flies, cockroaches and other insects on the premises shall be utilized. The premises shall be kept in such condition as to prevent the harborage or feeding of insects or rodents. II/III
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10/25/2023
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| The outer clothing of all employees shall be clean and employees shall use effective hair restraints to prevent the contamination of food or food-contact surfaces. III
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10/25/2023
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| At all times, including while being stored, prepared, displayed, served or transported to or from the facility, food shall be protected from potential contamination, including dust, insects, rodents, unclean equipment and utensils, unnecessary handling, coughs and sneezes, flooding, drainage and overhead leakage or overhead drippage from condensation. The temperature of potentially hazardous food shall be forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45��F) or below or one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (140��F) or above at all times, except as otherwise provided in this section. In the event of a fire, flood, power outage or similar event that might result in the contamination of food, or that might prevent potentially hazardous food from being held at required temperatures, the person in charge shall immediately contact the Department of Health and Senior Services (the department). Upon receiving notice of this occurrence, the department shall take whatever action that it deems necessary to protect the residents. II/III
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10/25/2023
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| At time of service to the resident, food shall be at least one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120��F) or forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45��F) or below. II/III
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8/8/2023
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| The food-contact surfaces of grills, griddles and similar cooking devices and the cavities and door seals of microwave ovens shall be cleaned at least once a day, except that this shall not apply to hot oil-cooking equipment and hot oil-filtering systems. The food-contact surfaces of all cooking equipment shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other accumulated soil. III
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10/25/2023
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| Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned as often as is necessary to keep the equipment free of accumulation of dust, dirt, food particles and other debris. III
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10/25/2023
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| (4) AEM shall not begin nor an electronic monitoring device(s) be installed until the Electronic Monitoring Device Acknowledgment and Request Form has been completed and returned to the facility. The facility at its option may disable or remove the unauthorized electronic monitoring device or may require the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to remove or disable the electronic monitoring device. II/III
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8/8/2023
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| (8) If a resident installs and uses an electronic monitoring device, a notice to alert and inform visitors shall be posted at the entrance of the facility and resident's room.
(A) The facility shall post a notice at the main entrance of the facility in large, legible type and font and display the words "Electronic Monitoring" and state: "The rooms of some residents may be monitored electronically by, or on behalf of, the residents and monitoring is not necessarily open or obvious." III
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8/8/2023
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| (8) If a resident installs and uses an electronic monitoring device, a notice to alert and inform visitors shall be posted at the entrance of the facility and resident's room.
(B) The facility shall require the resident to post and maintain a conspicuous notice at the entrance of the resident's room stating: "This room is being monitored by an electronic monitoring device." III
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8/8/2023
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| (9) The facility shall require an electronic monitoring device to be installed as follows:
(A) In plain view;
(B) Mounted in a fixed, stationary position;
(C) Directed only on the resident who initiated the installation and use of AEM device;
(D) Placed for maximum protection of the privacy and dignity of the resident and the roommate; and
(E) In a manner that is safe for residents, employees, or visitors who may be moving about the room. II/III
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Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services