Emergency plan rules in Wisconsin

The CBRF must have a written plan for responding to emergencies and disasters that is readily available to all employees and specifies their responsibilities. It must cover evacuation or another department-approved response (including residents who refuse to follow evacuation procedures), serious illness or accidents, missing residents, severe weather including tornado and flooding, a route to dry land if the CBRF is in a flood plain, the location of an emergency shelter, a means of transporting residents there, and how meals and medications will be provided at the shelter.

An exit diagram showing exit routes, any internal horizontal exits, and smoke compartments or an outside meeting place must be posted on each floor in a conspicuous place. Emergency-services telephone numbers must be posted near phones used by CBRF employees.

Each fire drill record must show the date and time of the drill and the CBRF's total evacuation time, and must name any resident whose evacuation time was greater than the time allowed under DHS 83.35(5), with the type of assistance that resident needed.

The local fire department must be made aware of the areas of refuge, if any, and the potential number of residents who would use them.

The CBRF must get approval from the department before including horizontal evacuation in its emergency and disaster plan. When horizontal evacuation is used, the total evacuation time of the fire zone evacuated must be documented.

If a resident cannot be safely evacuated and is instructed to remain in the resident's bedroom, the CBRF must be sprinklered, must notify the local fire department and identify the specific residents using point of rescue, and must have 24-hour awake qualified resident care staff.

Fire, tornado, flooding and other emergency or disaster procedures must be clearly communicated to a new resident within 72 hours after admission.

Employee orientation must cover the emergency and disaster plan and evacuation procedures under DHS 83.47(2).

The CBRF must arrange for an annual inspection by the local fire authority or a certified fire inspector, and retain the fire inspection reports for 2 years.