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Effective: 10/1/2019

C9.22 Emergency Preparedness

Legal Authority

Introduction

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An Emergency Preparedness Plan allows the agency to identify, locate, and ensure the continuity of services to children in out-of-home care (OOHC) in the event of a disaster or catastrophic event.

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Practice Guidance

Procedure

​The R&C Worker:
 
    1. Will ensure that a foster/adoptive applicant completes the DPP 174 CHFS Emergency Preparedness Plan prior to approval. The plan includes the following:
      1. Name, address, phone numbers, and email address;
      2. Location of where the family would go in an evacuation, including both a nearby area and a location out of the direct vicinity;
      3. An emergency contact of a family member or friend that would have knowledge of the family's location in case of an emergency;
      4. List of essential items needed to continue to provide care for children in OOHC.
    2. Will ensure that a copy of the DPP-174 is filed in the case file and uploaded into TWIST under documents.
    3. Will ensure that the family has appropriate after-hours regional contact numbers to call in case of an emergency.
    4. Will ensure that the family has developed a list of emergency contacts and safety planning within the home. This information will be shared with children placed in the home and reviewed at the ​re-evaluation.



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