Standards for Safety 660-05-30-30
(Revised 1/1/08 ML 3118)
View Archives
Minimum safety standards are as follows:
- The home must be located
where a community or rural fire department is available.
- Upon an initial license,
the Department requires that the home undergo a fire inspection, inspection
of the heating system, the electrical system and any other type of inspection
that the Department determines necessary.
- Deficiencies noted during
an inspection must be corrected within 60 days after the issuance of the
inspection report.
- Any fees for inspections
required by the Department or costs associated with correcting deficiencies
noted during an inspection shall be the responsibility of the applicant
or provider.
- The heating system must
be inspected for operability and safety at the time of the initial licensing
application and upon license renewal as required by the Department.
- Within twenty-four hours
of arrival a new resident shall be shown how to exit from the home in
an emergency. The provider may want to ask a resident to sign a document
verifying that the new resident was shown how to exit the home in an emergency.
- Firearms must be stored,
unloaded, in a locked cabinet. A
firearms cabinet must be located in an area of the home that is not readily
accessible to residents.
- Food preparation areas,
equipment, and food storage areas must be clean, free of offensive odors,
and in sound working condition.
- All dangerous household
products, flammable liquids and chemicals shall be stored in a safe area.
Questions relating to "safe areas" may be referred to the local
fire department.
- Pets must not present a
danger to the resident or the resident's guests. Pet vaccinations must
be current; supporting documentation must be submitted to the county upon
an initial license and upon each license renewal.
- Smoke detectors must be
provided for all sleeping areas and each floor level.
- Interior doors with a locking
mechanism must be provided with a means to unlock the door from either
side.
- A written fire escape plan
must be formulated and available.
- Fire drills must be conducted
quarterly and within the first week a resident enters the home.
