Emergency preparedness plan.

(a) deleted text begin No later than September 30, 2017, deleted text end A licensed family child care provider must have a written emergency preparedness plan for emergencies that require evacuation, sheltering, or other protection of children, such as fire, natural disaster, intruder, or other threatening situation that may pose a health or safety hazard to children. The plan must be written on a form developed by the commissioner and updated at least annually. The plan must include:

(1) procedures for an evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place, or lockdown;

(2) a designated relocation site and evacuation route;

(3) procedures for notifying a child's parent or legal guardian of the evacuation, shelter-in-place, or lockdown, including procedures for reunification with families;

(4) accommodations for a child with a disability or a chronic medical condition;

(5) procedures for storing a child's medically necessary medicine that facilitate easy removal during an evacuation or relocation;

(6) procedures for continuing operations in the period during and after a crisis; deleted text begin and deleted text end

(7) procedures for communicating with local emergency management officials, law enforcement officials, or other appropriate state or local authorities new text begin ; and new text end

new text begin (8) accommodations for infants and toddlers new text end .

(c) The license holder must conduct drills according to the requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0435 , subpart 8. The date and time of the drills must be documented.

(d) The license holder must have the emergency preparedness plan available for review deleted text begin and posted in a prominent location. The license holder must provide a physical or electronic copy of the plan to the child's parent or legal guardian upon enrollment deleted text end .