What does a Connecticut surveyor ask for on emergency preparedness?

Your fire and evacuation drill records for the period (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u) (disaster plan, drills and staff orientation for chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision); CGS §19a-563a (plan provided to the municipality); CGS §19a-563b (personal protective equipment supply)). Proof your plan was filed, and the date it went (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u) (disaster plan, drills and staff orientation for chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision); CGS §19a-563a (plan provided to the municipality); CGS §19a-563b (personal protective equipment supply)). The local fire marshal comments on the plan before it is adopted (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). Nine procedures the written plan must contain (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). A copy on each unit, with routes and equipment posted (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). Orientation training with a signed acknowledgment (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). Potassium iodide duties within 10 miles of Millstone (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). A two-month supply of personal protective equipment (CGS §19a-563b). Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS). Last checked September 2026.

Connecticut survey readiness

What Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS) can ask you for, each line cited — and the ones you can't yet produce.

What Connecticut requires

Chronic and Convalescent Nursing Home (CCNH) — Skilled nursing facility

Your fire and evacuation drill records for the period. Drills at the required frequency: At least four drills a year on each shift, with a signed record of each drill. RCSA §19-13-D8t(u) (disaster plan, drills and staff orientation for chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision); CGS §19a-563a (plan provided to the municipality); CGS §19a-563b (personal protective equipment supply)
Proof your plan was filed, and the date it went. The nursing home provides its emergency plan to the municipality in which it is located. RCSA §19-13-D8t(u) (disaster plan, drills and staff orientation for chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision); CGS §19a-563a (plan provided to the municipality); CGS §19a-563b (personal protective equipment supply)
The local fire marshal comments on the plan before it is adopted. The written disaster plan must be submitted to the local fire marshal for comment before the home adopts it. RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)
Nine procedures the written plan must contain. The written plan covers medical emergencies and the building becoming uninhabitable. It sets out procedures for notification; emergency equipment and alarms; staff tasks; evacuation routes; relocation and evacuation; transfer of casualties; transfer of records; care and feeding; and drugs. RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)
A copy on each unit, with routes and equipment posted. A copy of the plan is kept on each nursing unit, and the sections on evacuation routes and emergency equipment are posted. RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)
Orientation training with a signed acknowledgment. Staff receive orientation training on the disaster plan and sign an acknowledgment of it. RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)
Potassium iodide duties within 10 miles of Millstone. A home located within 10 miles of the Millstone nuclear power station has potassium iodide distribution duties that its disaster plan must cover. RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)
A two-month supply of personal protective equipment. Nursing homes keep a two-month supply of personal protective equipment. CGS §19a-563b

Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS) · checked September 2026

Assisted Living Services Agency (ALSA) operating in a Managed Residential Community (MRC) — Assisted living / residential care

MRC: 24-hour security, a call system in each unit, fire code compliance. The managed residential community provides 24-hour security and an emergency call system in each unit, and complies with the Connecticut Fire Safety Code. RCSA §19-13-D105
ALSA: medical-emergency policy in orientation, a registered nurse on call. The assisted living services agency covers its policy for medical emergencies in staff orientation and keeps a registered nurse on call. RCSA §19-13-D105
Dementia special care unit: plan provided to the municipality. Where the community operates a dementia special care unit, that unit's emergency plan is provided to the municipality in which it is located. No municipal filing duty was found for an MRC or ALSA without a dementia special care unit. CGS §19a-563a

Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS) · checked September 2026We have not confirmed Connecticut's drill frequency for this license class, so no frequency is stated. Open the drill provisions of the 2022 Connecticut State Fire Safety Code (IFC 2021 for buildings permitted in 2006 or later; NFPA 101-2021 for older buildings) and confirm the building's occupancy classification with the local fire marshal. The 2026 codes (IFC 2024) are pending legislative review.

Residential Care Home (RCH) — Group home / residential care home

Proof your plan was filed, and the date it went. The home submits a current certificate of inspection by the local fire marshal to the Department of Public Health each year. This is the fire marshal's certificate, not the emergency plan; no written-plan provision was found in RCSA §19-13-D6. RCSA §19-13-D6 (homes for the aged and rest homes: physical plant and annual fire marshal certificate)

Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS) · checked September 2026

Managed Residential Community (MRC) — registered, not licensed — Independent / senior living

Security, emergency call and fire code duties of the community. The managed residential community provides 24-hour security and an emergency call system in each unit, and complies with the Connecticut Fire Safety Code. RCSA §19-13-D105

Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS) · checked September 2026

The evidence, and where it comes from

Every item above needs something you can hand over. The Connecticut fire drill log produces the drill record at the frequency this state sets, the emergency plan builder writes the plan itself from the same research, and the compliance calendar puts the life-safety tests on dates. Anything you record against the building shows up on the checklist already ticked.

Everything else we’ve researched about Connecticut

Same state, the problems either side of this one. Each carries its own statute and the date we last checked it.

A self-assessment against published rules, not a compliance determination. CompliMaint issues nothing — Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS) and your authority having jurisdiction do. Requirements we could not verify are absent rather than guessed at.

Questions people ask

What does a Connecticut surveyor ask for on emergency preparedness?: Your fire and evacuation drill records for the period (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u) (disaster plan, drills and staff orientation for chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision); CGS §19a-563a (plan provided to the municipality); CGS §19a-563b (personal protective equipment supply)). Proof your plan was filed, and the date it went (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u) (disaster plan, drills and staff orientation for chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision); CGS §19a-563a (plan provided to the municipality); CGS §19a-563b (personal protective equipment supply)). The local fire marshal comments on the plan before it is adopted (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). Nine procedures the written plan must contain (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). A copy on each unit, with routes and equipment posted (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). Orientation training with a signed acknowledgment (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). Potassium iodide duties within 10 miles of Millstone (RCSA §19-13-D8t(u)). A two-month supply of personal protective equipment (CGS §19a-563b). Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health — Facility Licensing & Investigations Section (FLIS). Last checked September 2026.