Kentucky Statutes 199.895 – Evacuation plan required for child-care centers and family child-care homes — Annual updating of plan — Provision of plan to local emergency management officials and parents
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(1) A child-care center licensed under KRS § 199.896 and a family child-care home certified under KRS § 199.8982 shall have a written plan for evacuation in the event of fire, natural disaster, or other threatening situation that may pose a health or safety hazard to the children in the center or home. The plan shall include but not be limited to:
(a) A designated relocation site and evacuation route;
(b) Procedures for notifying parents of the relocation and ensuring family reunification;
(c) Procedures to address the needs of individual children including children with special needs;
(d) Instructions relating to the training of staff or the reassignment of staff duties, as appropriate;
(e) Coordination with local emergency management officials; and
(f) A program to ensure that appropriate staff are familiar with the plan’s components.
(2) A child-care center and a family child-care home shall update the evacuation plan by December 31 each year.
(3) A child-care center and a family child-care home shall retain an updated copy of the plan for evacuation, provide an updated copy to appropriate local emergency management officials, and provide a copy to each parent, custodian, or guardian of the child at the time of the child’s enrollment in the program and whenever the plan is updated.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012. — Created
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 3, effective December 31, 2011.
(a) A designated relocation site and evacuation route;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 199.895
- Child: means any person who has not reached his eighteenth birthday. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Procedures for notifying parents of the relocation and ensuring family reunification;
(c) Procedures to address the needs of individual children including children with special needs;
(d) Instructions relating to the training of staff or the reassignment of staff duties, as appropriate;
(e) Coordination with local emergency management officials; and
(f) A program to ensure that appropriate staff are familiar with the plan’s components.
(2) A child-care center and a family child-care home shall update the evacuation plan by December 31 each year.
(3) A child-care center and a family child-care home shall retain an updated copy of the plan for evacuation, provide an updated copy to appropriate local emergency management officials, and provide a copy to each parent, custodian, or guardian of the child at the time of the child’s enrollment in the program and whenever the plan is updated.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012. — Created
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 3, effective December 31, 2011.